Pink Elephant

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Pink Elephant
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - ripe fruit. 2017-09-15.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Pink beefsteaks with excellent sweet flavor and nice meaty flesh. 6-16 oz. Some with ruffled shoulders, some are smooth. High yields.

Seed source:

1. Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)

2. Terry Tassone, Wadsworth, OH 14 / Saska (Wizardica Wizz) in Croatia

Year grown: 2011(1), 2017

Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)

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History

• Russian commercial variety ‘Rozovyi Slon’, introduced in North America and Western Europe by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus under its translated name.
• Selection from Rozovyi Gigant by GISOK. The seeds distributed by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) in 2005-2006 was regular leaf, but the real Rozovyi Slon variety is potato leaf.
• This selection has been known as a regular leaf tomato.

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Russian name: Розовый Слон

The name means 'Pink Elephant' in Russian.

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Description in Russian

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See also

• Rozovyi Gigant,
  
• Rozovyi Slon

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - seedling planted. 2011-05-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - plant. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant - leaf. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2). 2017-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2). 2017-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1). 2017-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1). 2017-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (2) - sliced fruit. 2017-09-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Pink Elephant (1) - sliced. 2017-09-17.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms - new Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2012	Double Helix Farms	.	.
2011		1	0
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.
2007		1	.

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