JD's Special C Tex

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JD's Special C Tex
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	oblate, beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf plants, pale purple-black flattened beefsteaks with excellent rich flavor. Interior is solid and meaty, rich dark red/brown color. 8-14 oz.

Seed source:

1. Heather Cook, Montana 07 / TX GU R (Michael Gunn of Texas) / M. Lacey (2008: no germination, no seeds left)

2. Clayton Weaver of Fircrest, Washington 09 / TX AN S 08 (Susan Anderson, Elgin, Texas) / TX GU R 06 (Michael Gunn, Texas) / M. Lacey (crossed)

3. Len Nelson, Des Moines, Washington 09 / Duane Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas

4. Tom Gallucci, Connecticut 10 / TX AN S 09 (Susan Anderson, Elgin, Texas) / TX GU R 06 (Michael Gunn, Texas) / M. Lacey

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure - 0% germination; source #1), 2009(3)

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, pink black beefsteak fruit, 12-20 oz, outstanding flavor, high yield.

Seed source:

Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany 06

Year grown: 2007

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TN MA T

Oblate 12 oz beefsteaks on indet. regular leaf plants. Average production, but the taste makes up for it. Mid-season 75 days.

Seed source:

Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany (GERM CO T) 10

Year grown: 2009, 2011, 2012

Location: LaFollette, Tennessee, USA

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TX AN S

80 days, indet., regular leaf plants, average production of round, 8-12 oz purple-black fruits, outstanding flavor.

Seed source:

Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 06 / M. Lacey

Year grown: 2007

Location: Elgin, Texas

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TX GU R

Seed source:

80 days, indet., potato leaf [Tatiana's comment: this is incorrect, it should be regular leaf], excellent producer of great tasting 3-5" purple-black fruit, similar to Cherokee Purple.

Year grown: M. Lacey.

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• This tomato was developed by J.D. Brann in the early 80s and was promoted by his family who owns Conroe Greenhouses, Inc.. It was exclusive to Conroe Greenhouses up until 2009 when other seed vendors also started to offer this variety. This explains 'C-Tex' and 'Special' in the name, where 'C Tex' refers to 'Conroe, Texas'.
• According to Conroe Greenhouses, Inc. Facebook page, J.D. Brann bred this tomato by crossing Early Girl F1 and Black Krim.
• Note: Special is an old American commercial naming technique. "Specials" usually refer to originally unique, custom versions of some standard product, or to "limited editions".
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2008 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) and Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S).

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Related

• Black Krim,
  
• Early Girl F1

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Picture Gallery

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  Ted Maiden, Georgia. JD's Special C Tex - green 'megabloom' fruit. 2009-07-05.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. JD's Special C Tex - ripe fruit. 2012-09-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-18.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. JD's Special C Tex - ripe fruit. 2012-09-29.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. JD's Special C Tex - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. JD's Special C Tex - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-27.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): JD's Special C Tex. 2007.

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  Ted Maiden (TN MA T): JD's Special C Tex - sliced fruit. 2011.

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  Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. JD's Special C Tex - sliced fruit. 2012-09-07.

Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (TX AN S)- leaf. 2009-06-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (TX AN S)- plant. 2009-06-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson)- flower truss. 2009-06-13.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): JD's Special C Tex - plant. 2007.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson) - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). JD's Special C Tex (Len Nelson) - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Diane's Flower Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed The Sample Seed Shop - new	.	.
2013	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Tomato Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center	.	.
2012	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed	6	1
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	0
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	3	.
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	3	.
2008		3	.
2007		1	.