Mark Twain
Mark Twain | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf. Medium to large red beefsteaks with smooth shoulders, 6-18 oz. Delicious sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- 1. Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) 07 / Fox Hollow Seed Co. 97
- 2. Martin Longseth of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (WI LO M) 11
Year grown: 2011 (1 - crop failure), 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of medium size fruit with good flavor.
Seed source:
- Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) 00 / CV Fo7 (Fox Hollow Seed Company)
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by Don Kellums, Illinois (IL KE D), who got seeds from CV Fox Hollow Seed Company.
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mark Twain (1) - ripe. 2015-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mark Twain (1) - sliced. 2015-08-21.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Fedco Seeds | . | . |
2012 | . | . | |
2011 | Fedco Seeds | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 2 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 2 | . | |
2007 | 4 | . |
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Country | USA + |
Description | indet., regular leaf. Medium to large red beefsteaks with smooth shoulders, 6-18 oz. Delicious sweet flavor. |
Fruit color | red + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | medium + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by Don Kellums, Illinois (IL KE D), who got seeds from CV Fox Hollow Seed Company. |
Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + and IL LO N + |
Seed source | 1. Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) 07 / Fox Hollow Seed Co. 97
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Similar | Rutgers + |
Variety type | open-pollinated + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + and Fedco Seeds + |
Year grown | 2011 (1 - crop failure) + and 2015 + |