Super Choice
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| Super Choice | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | |
| Variety type | heirloom, open-pollinated |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 1-1.5 lb fruit with very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Austin Isaacs of Berea, Kentucky (KY IS A2) 01 / Rev. Hobart Pearson of Berea, Kentucky
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
KY ST M
- Super Choice is a bright red beefsteak in the one pound range, a good slicer with an acid tomato flavor. 85 days to maturity.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2008
Location: Sonora, Kentucky
TX AN S
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plants, flattened, ribbed 12-16 oz beefsteaks, very good flavor.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
History
- Heirloom variety preserved by Hobart Pearson of Berea, Kentucky, who was given seed from an Amish family of Liberty, Kentucky, that had been growing it for over 100 years.
Picture Gallery
Patty Brown, Ohio. Super Choice - ripe fruit. August 12, 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Super Choice - ripe fruit, September 6, 2011. Posted with owner's permission.
Maria Stenger, Sonora, KY. Super Choice.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2013 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
5 | 0 |
| 2010 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
6 | 0 |
| 2009 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Blue Ribbon Tomatoes Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest - new |
5 | . |
| 2008 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - new |
5 | . |
| 2007 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - new | 2 | . |
Facts about Super ChoiceRDF feed
| Country | USA + |
| Description | |
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| History | * Heirloom variety preserved by Hobart Pearson of Berea, Kentucky, who was given seed from an Amish family of Liberty, Kentucky, that had been growing it for over 100 years. |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member code | B.C KO T +, IL LO N +, KY ST M + and TX AN S + |
| Seed source | |
| Variety type | heirloom + and open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, TomatoFest + and Blue Ribbon Tomatoes + |