McClintock's Big Pink
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| McClintock's Big Pink | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
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Seed source:
- Geza Korbely, Hungary 11
Year grown:
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 85 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a high yield of 14-20 oz. pink beefsteak fruit with very good flavor.
- Source
- OH AN A 06 (Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio) / OH SI J 02
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- An heirloom from Mac and Emaline McClintock family of Wellington Maine, collected by the parents of a SSE member Will Bonsal of Fannington, Maine (ME BO W), who offered it in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook.
- According to Will Bonsal, the McClintock family brought this tomato with them from Pennsylvania.
See also
- McClintock (regular leaf, red)
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Heritage Tomato Seed | . | . |
| 2013 | Heritage Tomato Seed | . | . |
| 2012 | Heritage Tomato Seed - new | . | . |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | . | |
| 2009 | 3 | . | |
| 2008 | 4 | . | |
| 2007 | 3 | . |