Pierrette

• General Info
• Seed Availability
• Buy Seeds from Tatiana's

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

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierrette - sliced fruit. 2015-08-07.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Red perfectly shaped round oblate fruits. Juicy, delicious sweet flavor. 6-12 oz.

Seed source:

Dave Thompson, New Baltimore, Southeast Michigan 09

Year grown: 2015

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

---

TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit, 12-16 oz, very productive.

Seed source:

Luc Fichot, Belgium (BELG FI L)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

---

History

• Originated in France. Very old variety that dates back to at least 1914, when it was offered in the catalog of Francesco Van den Borre of Trevise, Italy.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 109835. Donated to USDA in 1935.
• PI 237136, 1957.
• PI 285679,, PI 644991, 1963
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Donald C. Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois (IL KE D) and Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B).
• Introduced commercially in North America by Double Helix Farms in 2012.

---

Picture Gallery

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierrette - ripe fruit. 2015-08-07.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pierrette - sliced fruit. 2015-08-07.

---

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

Order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Double Helix Farms	.	.
2012	Double Helix Farms	.	.
2011		0	0
2010		0	.
2009		0	.
2008		1	.
2007		0	.

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

We are a Garden Watchdog Top 5 Seedbank.

Click here to order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

You can buy Pierrette seeds at Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop.

By buying our seeds you help us to maintain and improve Tatiana's TOMATObase website, and to preserve many endangered open-pollinated varieties.

The proceeds from seed sales and donations are our only source of funding at this time.

Thank you so much for your support!

Tatiana