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.

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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)

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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

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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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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - green fruit. 2014-07-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - ripe fruit. 2014-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mama Leone - sliced fruit. 2014-09-08.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014	Gleckler Seedmen Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	2	.
2012	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	2	2
2011	Gleckler Seedmen - new Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company	2	1
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Victory Seed Company - new	2	.
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	2	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	2	.
2007		2	.

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