Mule Team

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Mule Team
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	oblate, beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

75-85 days, large indet. plant, regular leaf, large meaty red beefsteaks, some fruits were up to 1 lb., productive, great taste.

2009 Growouts

Seeds from CV Blue Ribbon Tomatoes are crossed or mixed up - 50% of seedlings are potato leaf. See Mule Team Potato Leaf. Seed from Heirloom Seeds grew true to type.

Seed source:

1. Heirloom Seeds 05

2. Blue Ribbon Tomatoes 09

3. Tomato Growers Supply 13

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure), 2009 (#1), 2012(3)

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

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GERM SC K

beefsteak tomato, ind., some fruits are cracking

Source 

Manfred Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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Source

Seed trade

Year: 2011

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History

• Bred by Joe Bratka's father. Joe found the seeds in glass jars in a tool shed on their/his property, could not germinate any of them and sent seeds to Carolyn Male (NY MA C), who succeeded in germinating the seed.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team (CV Blue Ribbon Tomatoes) - plant. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - plant. 2009-07-12.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - leaf. May 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - flowers. 2009-06-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team (CV Blue Ribbon Tomatoes) - baby fruit. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - baby fruit. 2009-06-13.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - green fruit. June 13, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - green fruit. June 28, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team (CV Blue Ribbon Tomatoes) - green fruit. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - green fruit. 2009-07-15.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - green fruit. July 10, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - green fruit. July 10, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. August 8, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. August 29, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. August 29, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. September 21, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. September 21, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Mule Team - ripe fruit. September 21, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mule Team ( Heirloom Seeds ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-22.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Swallowtail Garden Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Tomato Growers Supply *	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply * TomatoFest	7	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	3
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	9	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply	7	.

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