Mama Leone

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Mama Leone
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape elongated, plum
Fruit size medium
Fruit type paste, slicer
Variety type heirloom, open-pollinated
Country Italy
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - sliced fruit. 2014-09-08.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants grow quite tall and need good support. Fruits are red and shaped like fat plums, 4-5 oz, with occasional fruit being 'double' up to 8 oz. Quite juicy to be a paste tomato, it is great fresh in salads. Very good flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Nancy Kirch of Binghamton, New York (NY KI N) 07

Year grown: 2014

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


IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf with a high yield of 3-6 oz red paste type fruit, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Nancy Kirch of Binghamton, New York (NY KI N) 05

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois


History

  • An heirloom variety from Italy. Seeds were brought to the United State by a family of Italian immigrants and ended up at a nursery in New York state, who offered plants.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by Nancy Kirch of Binghamton, New York (NY KI N), from a local nursery in New York state.
  • First introduced commercially in 2008 by Tomato Growers Supply and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds .



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