| Also known as
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Large Red +
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| Country
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England, USA +
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| Description
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Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium sized beautiful ruffled beefsteaks with very good flavor that is more acidic than sweet. 4-9 oz. Semi-hollow seed cavities in some fruit make it perfect for stuffing.
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| Fruit color
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red +
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| Fruit shape
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ribbed +
, flattened +
, oblate +
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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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* An heirloom variety that traces back to … * An heirloom variety that traces back to 1830 in U.S. and England, grown and offered by Shakers of Hancock, Massachusetts, it is one of the oldest and historically important heirlooms, most commonly grown in the USA prior to the Civil War.
* It was listed in the 1843 Shaker seed catalog.
* United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1095071|PI 647511]]. Donated to the USDA in 1971.
* First offered in the Seed Savers 1990 Yearbook by Dorothy Beiswenger, Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D). eiswenger, Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D).
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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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| Seed source
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Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08 / Don O'Shea of Ogdensburg, New York (NY OS D) 04 / Hancock Shaker Village, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts (MA HA S)
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| USDA
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PI 647511 +
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| USDA link
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http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1095071 +
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| Variety type
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historic +
, commercial heirloom +
, open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +
, TomatoFest +
, Category:KY ST M +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, The Sample Seed Shop +
, Delectation of Tomatoes +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Red Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Medium Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, USDA 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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15 October 2014 05:42:36 +
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