Puszta Kolosz
Puszta Kolosz | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | oblate, beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Romania |
B.C KO T
- Tall indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Large red beefsteak fruits, 8-16 oz, very good flavor. (15 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07 / Manfred Hartmann, Germany
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of fantastic tasting, 5-6", 16-24 oz. red beefsteaks, some with yellow shoulders.
Seed source:
- Manfred Hartmann, Germany
Year grown: 2006
Location: Pasadena, Texas
TX AN S
- 80-85 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of 16-24 oz. red beefsteaks, excellent flavor.
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 07 / Manfred Hartmann, Germany
Year grown: 2008
Location: Bastrop, Texas
CZEC GR V
- Really tasty, big beefsteak [ 12/18 oz] for me
Seed source:
- Moshou, Romania
Year grown: 2015
Location: Czech republic, Brno, 780 ft
History
- Originally from Cluj, Transylvania, Romania.
- Many Hungarians live in Romania and the name Puszta means 'prairie' in Hungarian. 'Kolosz' it the Hungarian name for Cluj.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R), who got seeds from Manfred Hahm-Hartmann, Germany.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Puszta Kolosz - ripening fruit. 2013-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Puszta Kolosz - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Puszta Kolozs - ripe fruit. 2013-10-07.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Puszta Kolosz, 2008. (uploaded with owner's permission)
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Puszta Kolozs - sliced fruit. 2013-10-07.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Puszta Kolosz - sliced, 2008. (uploaded with owner's permission)
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Seed Availability
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2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new | 3 | . |
2012 | 3 | 2 | |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2010 | 2 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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