Special Turkish

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Special Turkish
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	oblate, globe, flattened
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

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History

• First introduced commercially by Victory Seed Company , who received the seed from an Oregon gardener, Melvin Christensen, who was given seeds in 1972 from a co-worker who had received them from friends some years prior. These friends had collected the variety in Turkey while serving in the Peace Corps.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Victory Seed Company	0	0
2011	Victory Seed Company	0	0
2010	Victory Seed Company	0	.
2009	Victory Seed Company	0	.
2008	Victory Seed Company	0	.
2007		0	.

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