Quebec 2473

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Quebec 2473
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	oval, plum
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	paste, cooking, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Canada

B.C KO T

Det., compact plants, regular leaf, high yield of small to medium sized red elongated fruits with a blunt tip at the blossom end. 2-4 oz. Fruits are firm and very well suitable for cooking or canning. Dry flesh. Fruits keep well on the counter after picking. Quite early.

Seed source:

François Lebel, Quebec, Canada 11

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

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

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History

• Developed in Quebec, Canada by Roger Doucet, Station Provinciale de Recherches Agricoles, St.-Hyacinthe.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who received seeds from Claude Gagnon of Quebec, Canada in 1999.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - plant. 2011-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - flowers. 2011-07-12.

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  François Lebel, Quebec, Canada. Quebec 2473 in the field. 2008 (uploaded with owner's permission)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - flowers. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - flowers. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - baby fruit. 2012-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - baby fruit. 2012-08-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - green fruit. 2012-07-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - green fruit. 2012-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - ripe fruit. 2012-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - ripe fruit. 2012-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - ripe fruit. 2012-09-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - sliced fruit. 2012-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quebec 2473 - sliced fruit. 2012-09-12.

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  François Lebel, Quebec, Canada. Quebec 2473. 2008 (uploaded with owner's permission)

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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 - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2012		1	2
2011		1	.
2010		1	0
2009		1	.
2008		1	.
2007		0	.