| Also known as
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Ponderosa Pink +
, Henderson's Ponderosa +
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| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet., regular leaf plants are loaded with medium to large size pink beefsteaks. 6-14 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. (''15 seeds / packet'')
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| Fruit color
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pink +
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| Fruit shape
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oblate +
, beefsteak +
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| Fruit size
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large +
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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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* Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. … * Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1891.
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1033844 PI 644770]. Donated to USDA in 1961 by Burgess Seed and Plant Company.
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1033867 PI 644773]. Donated to USDA in 1961 by Rudy-Patrick Seed Company.
* USDA narrative:
: ''"90 days, older late maturing, plants indeterminate, fruits very large, flat purplish-pink, somewhat rough, tendency to crack, mild flavor. Asgrow Catalog #19 1957, p.87."''
* The description from Burpee 1914 Catalog says:
: "''This variety as now grown by us, - while too much "ribbed" for market, - is so very solid and luscious that for your family gardens it is deserving of the Bull's Eye!Only equaled in size by [[Burpee's New Dwarf-Giant]] and of fine quality for slicing. The vines are of strong growth. The deep purple fruits are oblong in form, generally ridged or ribbed. They are solidly fleshy with small seed-cells; of extra sweet flavor. Planted in good soil, fruits frequently attain a weight of one pound or more. We offer a selected strain of our own growing that produces tomatoes smoother than usual and very meaty, - "solid as a rock." usual and very meaty, - "solid as a rock."
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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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| See also
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Red Ponderosa +
, Golden Ponderosa +
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| Seed source
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1. CV McKenzie 05
: 2. CV D.T.Brown 07
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| Variety type
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commercial heirloom +
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| Vendor
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Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, Tomato Growers Supply +
, TomatoFest +
, Skyfire Garden Seeds +
, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +
, Totally Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Seeds +
, Delectation of Tomatoes +
, Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds +
, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
, Territorial Seed Company +
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| Year grown
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2004(1) +
, 2010 +
, 2015(2) +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Pink Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Beefsteak Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, USDA Tomatoes +
, US Tomatoes +
, B.C KO T +
, GERM SC K +
, Tatiana's 2010 Growout List +
, Tatiana's 2015 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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8 December 2015 07:17:03 +
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