Michael Pollan

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Michael Pollan
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	green, striped
Fruit shape	pear
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

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B.C KO T

Indet., vigorous plants with regular leaf foliage and very large, multiflora-type trusses of small pear shaped yellowish-green fruits with dark green stripes.

Seed source:

Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 11

Year grown: 2021

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

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WA KO T

Green with yellow stripes, weird pointed pear shape, size seems unstable from 2.5 to 5 inches long on different plants, flavor was better in the smaller ones, flavor is similar to Green Zebra, large indet. plants, midseason, keeps fairly well.

Seed source:

Wild Boar Farms 11

Year grown: 2012

Location: Seattle, Washington

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History

• Developed by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms, Napa, California.
• An odd-shaped mutant from Green Zebra. Named by Brad Gates after a writer, journalist, and teacher, Michael Pollan.
• Re-branded by A.W. Haley as Mint Julep in 2014, and subsequently offered by several seed resellers in their 2014 catalogs.

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Also known as

• Mint Julep

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). August 2021.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2013-07-31.

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  Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Michael Pollan - ripening fruit. 2012. (Posted with owner's permission.)

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  Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2012. (Posted with owner's permission.)

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  Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2012. (Posted with owner's permission.)

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2010. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2012. (Posted with owner's permission.)

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2013-07-31.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Michael Pollan - ripe fruit. 2013-08-16.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Michael Pollan - sliced fruit. 2013-07-31.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Trade Winds Fruit - new Wild Boar Farms	.	.
2013	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Delectation of Tomatoes - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Solana Seeds Wild Boar Farms	2	.
2012	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - new Wild Boar Farms	0	0
2011	Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Solana Seeds - new Wild Boar Farms	2	0
2010	Wild Boar Farms - new	0	.
2009		0	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.