Picardy

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Picardy
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	France

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy - sliced fruit. 2014-09-10.

B.C KO T

Indet. but compact plants, regular leaf. Medium round oblate red fruits with 5-7 seed locules are juicy and blemish-free. 6-8 oz, but some fruits can get up to 12 oz. Excellent old-fashioned rich tomato flavor.

Seed source:

1. Michael Lacey, Texas 07 (no more seeds)

2. Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 11 / Earl Cadenhead, Ohio 05

3. Darrel Jones, Hamilton, Alabama 12

Year grown: 2011(1 - crop failure), 2014(2)

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

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TX AN S

70-75 days, semi-det., regular leaf plants, round red 5-6 oz fruit, good flavor, good choice for canning and container growing. French heirloom.

Seed source:

Earl Cadenhead, Ohio 05

Year grown: 2006

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent production of great tasting beautiful deep red smooth meaty 6-10 oz globe shaped fruit.

Seed source:

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Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• An old heirloom tomato dating back to the 1890s.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1999 Yearbook by Cynthia C. Jeffries of Westminster, South Carolina (SC JE C), who bought the seeds from Heirloom Seeds .

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - ripening fruit. 2014-08-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - sliced fruit. 2014-09-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - sliced fruit. 2014-09-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - sliced fruit. 2014-09-10.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Picardy. 2006.

Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Picardy (2) - baby fruit. 2014-06-20.

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2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds	2	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	2	2
2011	Heirloom Seeds	3	2
2010	Heirloom Seeds	4	.
2009	Heirloom Seeds	5	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds	6	.
2007		4	.

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