Sandul Moldovan

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Sandul Moldovan
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	Moldova

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-24.

B.C KO T

75-85 days, indet., regular leaf, large pink sweet beefsteaks with green shoulders, very good to excellent sweet flavor, very productive. Some fruits are irregularly shaped, and some had yellow shoulders, especially the ones exposed to direct sunlight. Fruits are generally 8-16 oz, but my largest one was 24 oz.

I grew out both Sand Hill Preservation Center and Tomato Growers Supply seeds side by side and both the plants and the fruits appeared to be identical.

2009 notes 

grew the following seeds: B.C KO T 06 / Tomato Growers Supply 04, Tomato Growers Supply 04, B.C KO T 06 / Sand Hill Preservation Center 04

Seed source:

1. Sand Hill Preservation Center 04

2. Tomato Growers Supply 04

Year grown: 2005, 2009

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

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MI FL J

Large vines need caging or staking, moderate to good production of large (usually about 12-16 oz) flattened pink fruit with green shoulders, with very good nicely balanced flavor.

Source 

NY MA C (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York)

Year: 1995, 2002

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., 12 oz to 1 lb fruit, good flavor and yield.

Source 

NY MA C 95 (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

pink beefsteak tomato, good taste, indet.

Source 

Helmut Pummer, Austria

Year: 2011

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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History

• A family heirloom, which was brought to the US by the Sandul family of Moldova (former Republic of Moldova of USSR).
• Provided to Carolyn Male of Latham, NY (NY MA C) by Andy Durbak, Albany NY. Carolyn introduced the variety to SSE in 1993.
• One of the 100 varieties described in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
• Seven commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - leaf. May 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T / To1) - plant. 2009-06-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T / To1) - flowers. 2009-06-06.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - flower. June 7, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - flower. June 7, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - flower. June 7, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Tomato Growers Supply ) - baby fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - green fruits. June 28, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - green fruit. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Tomato Growers Supply ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Tomato Growers Supply ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Sand Hill Preservation Center ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Sand Hill Preservation Center ) - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - green fruit. 2009-07-18.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - green fruit. July 10, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Sand Hill Preservation Center ) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Sand Hill Preservation Center ) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-24.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - ripe fruit. August 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldovan - ripe fruit. August 5, 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Sandul Moldowan - ripe fruit. August 20, 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Tomato Growers Supply ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (Tomato Growers Supply ) - sliced fruit. 2009-08-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sandul Moldovan (B.C KO T/Sand Hill Preservation Center ) - ripe fruit. 2009-08-19.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	.
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heritage Harvest Seed Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heritage Harvest Seed Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2009 Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	.
2008	Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	5	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Tomato Growers Supply	6	.