Spear's Tennessee Green

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Spear's Tennessee Green
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	green
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, large green-when-ripe fruits, round flattened shape. 6-10 oz. Very good flavor.

Seed source:

OH AN A 06 (Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio) / Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Year grown: 2010

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 5-10 oz green and amber fruit with excellent flavor.

Source 

MO GE J 04 (Jere Gettle, Missouri)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

80-90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a low-average to average yield of 4-10 oz green and amber fruit with superb flavor and texture. A new green-when-ripe favorite. Plant got off to a very late start, may have been more productive otherwise.

Source 

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 07

Year: 2008

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

• This variety was maintained by the Spear family for many years, and the seeds were passed to Jeremiah Gettle of Missouri, the owner of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds .

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Related

• (Spear's) Tennessee Green, Yellow Strain

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - plant. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - plant. 2010-07-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - baby fruit. 2010-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - ripe fruit. 2010-10-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - ripe fruit. 2010-10-16.

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  Denise Salmon. Spear's Tennessee Green. 2006. (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Spear's Tennessee Green. 2008.

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  Richard Parker, Tishomingo, MS. Spears Tennessee Green

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - sliced fruit. 2010-10-16.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Spear's Tennessee Green - sliced fruit. 2010-10-16.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop - new TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Tomato Seed Solana Seeds TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Tomato Seed - new	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new, sold out for 2011 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Solana Seeds TomatoFest	4	2
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen - new Solana Seeds TomatoFest	4	1
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest - new	6	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds	5	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds	5	.

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