Mortgage Lifter

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Mortgage Lifter
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color pink
Fruit shape oblate, beefsteak
Fruit size large
Fruit type slicer
Variety type heirloom
Country USA
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mortgage Lifter (Ter)- ripe fruit. 2008-10-02.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, large pink beefsteak fruit with excellent taste.

Seed source:

1. Territorial Seed Company 04
2. Burpee 04
3. NESeed 12

Year grown: 2005(1,2), 2008(1,2), 2011(3)

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


History

  • Heirloom from 1930s, said to be developed by a radiator repairman and a gardener in West Virginia, "Radiator Charlie" Byles, who crossed the 4 biggest varieties he knew, and created a variety that produced immense, tasty fruit. He paid off his mortgage by selling fruits (or seedlings, as some sources indicate).
  • The parents are German Johnson, Beefsteak (a.k.a. Red Ponderosa, or Crimson Cushion), and some unknown English and Italian varieties.



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Facts about Mortgage LifterRDF feed
CountryUSA +
Fruit colorpink +
Fruit shapeoblate + and beefsteak +
Fruit sizelarge +
Fruit typeslicer +
Growth habitindet. +
History* Heirloom from 1930s, said to be develope * Heirloom from 1930s, said to be developed by a radiator repairman and a gardener in West Virginia, "Radiator Charlie" Byles, who crossed the 4 biggest varieties he knew, and created a variety that produced immense, tasty fruit. He paid off his mortgage by selling fruits (or seedlings, as some sources indicate).
Leafregular +
Maturitymidseason +
MemberB.C KO T +
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Variety typeheirloom +
VendorTatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, Pinetree Seeds +, Tomato Growers Supply +, Sand Hill Preservation Center +, Skyfire Garden Seeds +, Totally Tomatoes +, Burpee +, Heirloom Seeds +, The Sample Seed Shop +, Trade Winds Fruit +, Delectation of Tomatoes +, Gourmet Seed International +, Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds +, J.W. Jung Seed Company +, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +, Snow Seed +, Swallowtail Garden Seeds +, Territorial Seed Company + and Twining Vine Garden +
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