| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet., potato leaf. Large pink beefsteaks with very good flavor.
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| Fruit color
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pink +
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| Fruit shape
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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 the late Darrel Merrel in … * Introduced by the late Darrel Merrel in 1997.
* A selection of [[Hillbilly]] given to Darrel Merrel by Ruth Marcum of Collinsville, Oklahoma, which she received from her brother Ralph Miller of Ohio. Ruth's seeds grew out three different tomatoes. Darrel selected 1 lbs tomatoes of deep pink color, with a purplish or violet tinge, and named it "Royal Hillbilly". He described the flavor as "''exquisite... - very complex blend of sweet and tartness, snappy yet smooth''". See [http://www.tomatomananddaughter.com/] for more details. matomananddaughter.com/] for more details.
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| Leaf
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potato +
, 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 +
, Category:IL LO N +
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| Seed source
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David Lemasters, Pennsylvania 08
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tomato Growers Supply +
, Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +
, Solana Seeds +
, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Pink Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Potato Leaf Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Beefsteak Tomatoes +
, US Tomatoes +
, IL LO N +
, Tatiana's 2014 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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10 December 2014 23:29:43 +
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