Joffre
| Joffre | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | black |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | small |
| Fruit type | salad |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | France |
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B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. 2-3 oz purple/black round fruit. Very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08 / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) (SODC)
Year grown: 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 2-3 oz, black-purple fruit with green shoulders, good flavor, French var. named after a field marshall of World War I.
Seed source:
- Luc Fichot, Belgium (BELG FI L) 01
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- French variety named after Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, who was a French general during World War I.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2002 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who received the seeds from Luc Fichot of Belgium in 2001.
- SSE TOMATO 5282.
- Introduced commercially by Marianna's Heirloom Seeds in 2012.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Joffre - ripe fruit. 2015-08-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Joffre - sliced fruit. 2015-08-16.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | . | |
| 2008 | 2 | . | |
| 2007 | 1 | . |
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