Negro Azteca

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Negro Azteca
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	cherry
Fruit type	cherry
Variety type	open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Negro Azteca - ripe fruit. 2015-07-30.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. High yields of large purle/black cherry tomatoes with delicious flavor. Very similar to Black Cherry in appearance.

Seed source:

1. Nathalie Antaya of Saint-Robert, Quebec, Canada (QUE AN N) 08 / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) (SODC) / Eduardo Valenzuela of Del Rio Botanical Sinaloa, West Sacramento, California (CA VA E) 05

2. Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 08 / Eduardo Valenzuela of Del Rio Botanical Sinaloa, West Sacramento, California (CA VA E) 05

Year grown: 2015

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

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CT BE J

Purple cherries (clear skin). Very similar in all aspects to Black Cherry except for taste which I found to be not as good. Very large, indeterminate plants with tremendous production.

Seed source:

Trade

Year grown: 2009

Location: Connecticut

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of purple-black, 1 oz cherry fruit, very good flavor, from Azteca Indians.

Seed source:

Eduardo Valenzuela of Del Rio Botanical Sinaloa, West Sacramento, California (CA VA E) 05

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by Eduardo Valenzuela of West Sacramento, California (CA VA E), who said it came from Azteca Indians.

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See also

• Black Cherry

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Picture Gallery

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  John Beidler (CT BE J). Negro Azteca - green fruit. 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Negro Azteca (2) - ripe fruit. 2015-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Negro Azteca (2) - ripe fruit. 2015-08-02.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Negro Azteca (2) - sliced fruit. 2015-07-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Negro Azteca (2) - sliced fruit. 2015-08-02.

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  John Beidler (CT BE J). Negro Azteca. 2009.

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  John Beidler (CT BE J). Negro Azteca/Black Cherry Comparison. 2009

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Knapp's Fresh Vegies	5	4
2010	Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	4	4
2009		5	.
2008		6	.
2007		4	.

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