Pierce's Pride

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Pierce's Pride
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	stabilized intentional cross
Country	USA

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf plant, high yield of dark purple/black globular fruits with green shoulders, 4-12 oz range, mild and smoky flavor.

Seed source:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06

Year grown: 2008 (crop failure), 2009

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, 4-8 oz black oblate fruit, productivity greatly reduced by hot weather. Fruit are large and tasty blacks. You can hide the hamburger bun with a slice.

Source 

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Year: 2006, 2007

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 4-8 oz purple-black fruit with very good flavor, may not be stable.

Source 

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06

Year: 2006

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

80 days, indet., regular leaf plants, good production of 4-10 oz red-black fruit, good flavor. Stabilized cross selected by Larry Pierce.

Source 

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 07

Year: 2007

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, deep dark black-red fruit, 6-12 oz, tasty, very productive.

Source 

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Tappy's Heritage and Black Krim cross that was selected and stabilized by a Baker Creek's seed grower, Larry Pierce.
• Introduced commercially by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in 2006.
• Introduced to SSE by Neil Lockheart of Oblong, Illinois, original seed from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 06.

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Parents

• Tappy's Heritage
• Black Krim

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - flowers. 2008-07-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - flowers. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - flowers. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - flowers. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - baby fruit. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - baby fruit. 2008-07-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Pierce's Pride - green fruit. 2007

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - ripe fruit. 2008-09-01.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Pierce's Pride - ripening fruit. 2007

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Pierce's Pride. 2007.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - sliced fruit. 2008-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierce's Pride - sliced fruit. 2008-09-24.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	6	4
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	6	2
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	5	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	5	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	1	.