Shuntukski Velikan

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Shuntukski Velikan
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	commercial
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan - ripe fruit. 2016-09-26.

B.C KO T

Midseason, indet., regular leaf, large ruffled red beefsteak fruit, 6-16 oz, excellent 'traditional' tomato flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Earl Cadenhead, SW Ohio 05 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)

Year grown: 2006, 2016

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf with a good yield of 12-20 oz red beefsteak fruit with very good flavor.

Seed source:

Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 05

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

75-80 days, indet., regular leaf plants, 12-18 oz irregular shapes, very good to excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Earl Cadenhead, Ohio 05 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)

Year grown: 2007

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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TX GU R

75 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent yield of 1-2 lb, fantastic tasting, red fruit.

Seed source:

Year grown: 2006

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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B.C GI K

80 days, regular leaf, indeterminate. Great early monster variety, with excellent flavour. Red fruit was routinely 18-22oz each, flattened with irregular shapes. Seemed to like the heat we had here this year. Great large variety for a short season! 12lb/plant.

Seed source:

B.C KO T

Year grown: 2014

Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada.

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History

• Russian variety, possibly from a village of Shuntuk, Republic of Adygeya, Russian Federation.
• Introduced to North America by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus, who traded seeds with Garden Web members in 2005.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C).

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Russian name: Шунтукский Великан

'Velikan' means 'Giant' in Russian, "Shuntukski" likely refers to a place in Russia where this variety was cultivated or originated.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan. 2006-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan - ripe fruit. 2016-09-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan - ripe fruit. 2016-09-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan - ripe fruit. 2016-09-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan. 2006-09-03.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Shuntukski Velikan - ripe fruit. August 12, 2011. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Shuntukski Velikan - sliced fruit. 2016-09-26.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S). Shuntukski Velikan.

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