Ivan

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Ivan
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - ripe fruit. 2013-10-09.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants produce medium red round fruits with smooth shoulders, 6-10 oz. Flavor is very good, rich and balanced. Very good in salads.

Seed source:

Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 09 / Heartland Family Nursery, Ashland, Missouri (MO HE F) / Ivan Keoppel, Memphis, Tennessee

Year grown: 2013

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, 6-12 oz, red fruit, very good flavor, high yields.

Seed source:

Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 08 / Heartland Family Nursery, Ashland, Missouri (MO HE F) / Ivan Keoppel, Memphis, Tennessee

Year grown: 2008

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, large red fruit up to 1 lb., very productive, a new favorite must grow.

Seed source:

Heartland Family Nursery, Ashland, Missouri (MO HE F) / Ivan Keoppel, Memphis, Tennessee.

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• A family heirloom from the Family of Ivan Keoppel of Memphis, Tennessee. In 1970, Ivan passed a few seed to his nephew at Heartland Family Nursery, Ashland, Missouri (MO HE F) and asked to keep this variety going. Named after Ivan Keoppel.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Heartland Family Nursery, Ashland, Missouri (MO HE F).
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - ripe fruit. 2013-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - ripe fruit. 2013-10-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - sliced fruit. 2013-09-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - sliced fruit. 2013-10-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ivan - sliced fruit. 2013-10-09.

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