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Aker's West Virginia
Country USA  +
Description Indet., large regular leaf plant, large red beefsteak tomatoes up to 1 lb, excellent well balanced flavor, no cracking; a must grow for everyone who likes old-fashioned tomato flavor. (''15 seeds / packet'')
Fruit color red  +
Fruit shape beefsteak  +
Fruit size large  +
Fruit type slicer  +
Growth habit indet.  +
History * Family heirloom from West Virginia, from * Family heirloom from West Virginia, from Carl Aker, Pennsylvania. Since 1993, Carl Aker has shared heirloom tomato varieties with Craig LeHoullier, and in 1996, Carl sent Craig some seeds labeled simply "West Virginia"; Craig amended the name to "Aker's West Virginia" to avoid confusion with other listed SSE tomatoes named "West Virginia." * First appeared in Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook listed by Craig LeHoullier (NC LE C) and Carolyn Male (NY MA C). * This is one of the 100 heirloom tomatoes mentioned in [http://www.amazon.com/Smith-Hawken-Heirloom-Tomatoes-American/dp/0761114009/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195655982&sr=1-1 Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden"]. * Seven commercial sources noted for 2004 in the [http://www.seedsavers.org/products.asp?dept=85 Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition]. '''Other varieties originating from Carl Aker''' * [[Heart's Delite]] * [[Aker's Oxheart]] * [[Aker's Plum]] * [[Nicky Crain]] (a variety given to Carl Aker by a friend) (a variety given to Carl Aker by a friend)
Leaf regular  +
Maturity late  +
Member code Category:B.C KO T + , Category:MAN ST T + , Category:MI FL J + , Category:IL LO N + , Category:TX AN S + , Category:GERM SC K +
Related Aker's West Virginia Black + , Aker's West Virginia, Chuck Wyatt's + , Linda's Faux +
Seed source [http://www.reimerseeds.com/akers-west-vir [http://www.reimerseeds.com/akers-west-virginia-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / Howard C. Essl of Bethesda, Maryland (MD ES H) 07 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 97 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / Carl Aker, Pennsylvania rolina (NC LE C) / Carl Aker, Pennsylvania
Variety type family heirloom  +
Vendor TomatoFest + , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + , Tomato Growers Supply + , Sand Hill Preservation Center + , Heritage Harvest Seed + , Reimer Seeds + , Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie + , Delectation of Tomatoes + , Full Circle Seeds +
Year grown 2007  + , 2015  +
Categories Tomato Variety List  + , Tomato Seeds  + , Red Tomatoes  + , Indeterminate Tomatoes  + , Regular Leaf Tomatoes  + , Beefsteak Tomatoes  + , Heirloom Tomatoes  + , WV Tomatoes  + , B.C KO T  + , MI FL J  + , IL LO N  + , TX AN S  + , MAN ST T  + , GERM SC K  + , OH BR P  + , 100 Heirloom Tomatoes  + , Tatiana's 2015 Growout List  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 15 February 2017 22:10:37  +
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Aker's West Virginia Black + , Aker's West Virginia, Chuck Wyatt's + See also
 

 

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