Tappy's Finest

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Tappy's Finest
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, family heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - ripe fruit. 2008-10-04.

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indet., regular leaf plant with high yield of huge beefsteaks, 12-16 oz., and up to 2 lbs., very meaty, some fruits are slightly irregular. Outstanding flavor.

Seed source:

Mireille Blais, Quebec, Canada 07 / TomatoFest

Year grown: 2008

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

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90 days, indet., regular leaf plant, with high yields of 1-1.5 lb pink fruit, very good flavor, a good one.

Source 

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• West Virginia family heirloom before 1948, originally from Italian seed stock, named and introduced by SESE in 1983 in honor of 'Tappy', who selected for regular shape, small cores, few seeds, and fine flavor.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest. 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - leaf. 2008-07-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - flower. 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - baby fruit. 2008-07-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - green fruit. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - green fruit. 2008-08-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - ripe fruit. 2008-10-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tappy's Finest - sliced fruit. 2008-10-04.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013 Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	4	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	4	1
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	7	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply	6	.

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