Shriver
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| Shriver | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 10-16 oz pinkish red fruit, very good flavor.
- Source
- MD WY C 99 (Chuck Wyatt, Maryland) / Nancy Shriver Ridgeway
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Seed came from Nancy Shriver Ridgeway, whose family raised it for 80 years in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. According to a 1966 newspaper article on Nancy's father, he received the seeds for this variety in 1916.
- First listed in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook by Chuck Wyatt of Maryland (MD WY C) as a red tomato, but SSE members who subsequently grew it from Chuck's seed described it as pink.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | TomatoFest | . | . |
| 2013 | TomatoFest | . | . |
| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | TomatoFest | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
| 2009 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
| 2008 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
| 2007 | 1 | . |
Facts about ShriverRDF feed
| Fruit color | pink + |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member | IL LO N + |
| Vendor | TomatoFest + |