Stump of the World

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Stump of the World
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak, irregular
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2009-08-26.

B.C KO T

Indet., potato leaf, medium to high yield of large pink beefsteaks, 10-20 oz, very good to excellent sweet flavor, small core, one of our favorite tomatoes. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1.Fred Civish, Utah 05 / TomatoFest

2. Darrel Jones, Alabama 13 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / James Donovan, Valencia, California (CA DO J) 89 / Ben Quisenberry of Ohio (OH QU B)

Year grown: 2009(1), 2013(2), 2015(1)

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

90 days, indet., potato leaf wih a good yield of 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.

Seed source:

Gary Staley of Brandon, Florida (FL ST G) 05 / Calvin E Wait (Unique Seed Service) of Ethel, Missouri (MO WA C) 95 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / James Donovan, Valencia, California (CA DO J) 89 / Ben Quisenberry of Ohio (OH QU B)

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TN MA T

Irregular pink beefsteaks on indet. potato leaf plants, some over a pound. 4-6 foot tall plants. 75 days.

Seed source:

Bill Rogers, Lilburn, Georgia 09

Year grown: 2009, 2011

Location: LaFollette, Tennessee, USA

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., potato leaf, 1-1.5 lb, excellent flavor, productive, a favorite.

Seed source:

Year grown:

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• Introduced by Ben Quisenberry, Ohio.
• Ben Quisenberry's grandson said that the original Stump of the World was regular leaf and it was renamed by Ben as 'did not like the name' (see [1] for more details)
• It is possible that what we know today as a potato leafed Stump of the World is not the same as the original Stump of the World that Ben Quisenberry had in his seed collection.
• Another theory is that this variety was named by Ben Quisenberry after a bible reference, as Ben was a very religious man. The speculation is that the 'Stump' being referred to is the stump or root of Jesse in the bible.

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Related

• Rosella Purple

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See also

• Big Ben

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - flowers. 2009-06-27

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - baby fruit. 2009-06-27

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  Ted Corbett (GERM CO T). Stump of the World - green fruit. 2008 (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - green fruit. 2013-08-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - green fruit. 2013-08-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2009-08-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2009-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2013-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2013-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2015-08-16.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Stump of the World - ripe fruit. 2012-08-21. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2009-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2009-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2013-09-13.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2013-09-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2013-09-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2013-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Stump of the World - sliced fruit. 2015-08-16.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2016 Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie J&L Gardens Seed - new The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	.
2012	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Double Helix Farms The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply	8	0
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 The Sample Seed Shop - sold out for 2011 Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds The Sample Seed Shop - sold out for 2010 Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	.
2009	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	8	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	9	.