| Country
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Russia +
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| Description
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Indet., regular leaf plants with wispy foliage. Beautiful pink pointy hearts, 7-10 oz. Very good flavor. {''15 seeds / packet'')
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| Description in Russian
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Король Кинг - среднеспелый высокорослый (1 … Король Кинг - среднеспелый высокорослый (1,5-2 м) сорт. Плоды ярко-розовые, красивой сердцевидной формы (типа Бычьего сердца). Масса плодов 300-500 г, во второй кисти – формируются плоды-гиганты, вес отдельных до 1 кг. Вкус сладкий, мякоть малосеменная, плотная, сочная. Очень ароматный сорт. Семян в плоде практически нет. атный сорт. Семян в плоде практически нет.
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| Fruit color
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pink +
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| Fruit shape
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heart +
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| Fruit size
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medium +
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| Fruit type
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slicer +
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| Growth habit
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indet. +
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| History
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* (''Tatiana's note'') This variety seems … * (''Tatiana's note'') This variety seems to have originated from Russia, but I was not able to find many historical details. The first mention of tomato 'Korol King' was in 2006 in this [http://www.cofe.ru/garden/article.asp?heading=46&article=11080 Russian article by Larisa Khoroshaeva]. The author mentioned that the seeds originated from a Russian seed collector and private seed vendor A.L. Dmitriev, and that it is a hobby gardener variety.
* To add to the mystery, in the early 2010s some private Russian seed vendors listed the variety 'Korol King (USA)'. See [http://lib.exdat.com/docs/1571/index-2018.html] (search for 'Король Кинг (США)'). This does not mean that the tomato originated in the USA, as I was not able to find any English name that even remotely resembles the Russian name. Also, the name sounds 'very Russian' to me, given the popularity of the movie 'King Kong' in Russia. I think the 'USA' was added to the name to make it sounds 'rare' and 'exclusive', or perhaps the seeds made its way from Russia to the USA and back to Russia.
* I am not sure how 'II' got added to the name - perhaps someone observed a variation from the original description?
* The conclusion so far is this tomato originated in Russia.
* Introduced commercially in North America by [[:Category:Tomato Seeds|Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds]] in 2015. s|Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds]] in 2015.
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| Leaf
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regular +
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| Maturity
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midseason +
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| Member code
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Category:B.C KO T +
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| Russian name
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Korol King II +
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| See also
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Korol King +
, King Kong +
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| Seed source
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Ted Maiden, LaFollette, Tennessee 13 / Marina Kirishcheva, Brasovo, Bryansk region, Russia 13
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Has improper value forThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Translation +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Pink Tomatoes +
, Heart-Shaped Tomatoes +
, Russian Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, B.C KO T +
, Tatiana's 2014 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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13 December 2015 02:59:15 +
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