Lilac Giant

Indet., regular leaf, high yield of large pink flattened beefsteaks. Very good balanced flavor, nice juicy flesh. 8-14 oz.

Seed source:

Geza Korbely, Hungary 06

Year grown: 2012

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

History

SSE Accession: TOMATO/PINK-PURPLE 5497.
First offered in the Seed Savers 2002 Yearbook by Scott Benson, Medina, New York (NY BE S), no seed origin mentioned.
Tatiana's note: I suspect this variety could have been translated as 'Lilac Giant' by Andrey Baranovsky, who sometimes used 'lilac' or 'raspberry' as a synonym for 'pink'. However, I have no confirmation or proof.

See also

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - plant. 2012-06-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - plant. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - flower. 2012-06-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-08-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - ripe fruit. 2012-09-06.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Lilac Giant - ripe fruit. 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Lilac Giant - sliced fruit. 2012-09-06.

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new TomatoFest	.	.
2012		1	0
2011	TomatoFest	2	0
2010	TomatoFest	2	.
2009	TomatoFest	1	.
2008	TomatoFest	1	.
2007		1	.

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Country	unknown +
Fruit color	pink +
Fruit shape	beefsteak +
Fruit size	medium +
Fruit type	slicer +
Growth habit	indet. +
Leaf	regular +
Maturity	midseason +
Member	B.C KO T +
Variety type	open-pollinated +
Vendor	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + and TomatoFest +