Malakhitovaya Shkatulka

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Malakhitovaya Shkatulka
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	green
Fruit shape	oblate, globe
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, commercial
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-09-08.

B.C KO T

Indet. pants with regular leaf foliage. 6-19 oz green-when-ripe perfect globes, skin turns light yellow at the bottom when ripe, light green flesh with light lemony yellow in the middle, delicious savory flavor. Good yield.

Seed source:

Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia 06

Year grown: 2006, 2014

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf, 8-14 oz green fruit with excellent flavor, high yield.

Seed source:

Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) 06

Year grown: 2007

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, green/yellow fruit to 2 lbs, real cool looking.

Seed source:

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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GERM SC K

Flattened round green tomato with a very good taste, regular leaf, indet., the heaviest fruit was 544 gr.

Seed source:

M.Hahm-Hartmann

Year grown: 2008

Location: Germany

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History

• This tomato variety was bred by Russian Farm 'Svetlana' and tested in Siberia region.
• The seeds were sent to Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) as part of a large seed exchange with Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia in 2006. Tatiana grew it in 2006 and offered it in the 2007 SSE Yearbook.
• Tatiana sent seeds to Jere Gettle at Baker Creek Seeds in 2007 through a SSE request. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds offers this variety in their seed catalog since 2008.

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Russian name: Малахитовая Шкатулка

The name means 'Malachite Box' in Russian. Malachite is a green mineral that has been mined in the Urals, Russia, and in Timna, Israel (King Solomon's Mines). Malachite was commonly used in Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries for Malachite jewelry boxes, and it is still very popular as a gem in silver jewellery.

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Description in Russian

• "Среднеранний, крупноплодный сорт с крупными плодами оригинальной изумрудно-желтой окраски. Плоды плоскоокруглые, крупные, массой до 900гр, очень мясистые. "

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2014-09-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grub's Mystery Green, Cherokee Green, and Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2006.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2011.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed (CA MC M). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka. 2010.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - ripe fruits. 2009.

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  Olga and Larissa Garden. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka . 2012.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-09-08.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2008. Grown from B.C KO T seeds. Uploaded with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-09-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - sliced fruit. 2014-09-25.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - flower.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - flower.

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  Sherry Shiesl, Alaska. Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - flowers. 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Malakhitovaya Shkatulka - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.

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