King Kong

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King Kong
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia, Ukraine

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). King Kong - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Red heart-shaped fruits vary is size quite significantly, from 3 oz to 1 lb. Very good flavor., meaty flesh. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 13

Year grown: 2014

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

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History

• (Tatiana's note) This variety seems to have originated from Russia or Ukraine, but I was not able to find any historical details.
• There is a hybrid tomato called 'King Kong' described at Ventmarin, but its description does not match. However, it is still possible that this variety may have originated from this hybrid and stabilized by Russian and/or Ukrainian gardeners.
• Available from a few Russian and Ukrainian private seed vendors.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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See also

• Korol King II

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Russian name: Кинг Конг

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Description in Russian

• высота 1,8 м, среднеспелый, плоды сердцевидные, красные, весом до 2 кг, ровные, красивые.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). King Kong - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). King Kong - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). King Kong - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). King Kong - sliced fruit. 2014-09-01.

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