Tennessee Britches

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Tennessee Britches
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, very large pink beefsteak fruit, slightly ribbed, sweet and juicy, very good flavor.

Seed source:

ONT GI N 07 (Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada) / NC LE C 06 (Craig LeHoullier, Raleigh, North Carolina)

Year grown: 2008

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

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MI FL J

Large vines need caging or staking, 80-85 days, fair production of large to very large (10 oz to 1 lb+) oblate sweet pink fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

NC LE C (Craig LeHoullier, NC)

Year: 2005

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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IL LO N

90 days, indet., regular leaf with a fair yield of 1-2 lb pink beefsteak fruit, excellent flavor.

Source 

NC LE C 95 (Craig LeHoullier, North Carolina)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

78 days, indet., regular leaf, good yield of 1-2 lb ruffled pink beefsteak, excellent sweet flavor.

Source 

 ?

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• This is a family heirloom that emerged in Garden Web discussions in 2006 or so, in posts of Joe Atnip. Seeds Joe sent Craig were low germination and mixed (potato and regular leaf). When Craig finally got a regular leaf seedling to germinate, it produced huge (over 2 lb) oblate sweet pink fruit. This is the seed source to Victory seed company.

This is what Joe says about the background of this tomato:

"All I know is that a man named Buckley (last name) raised the tomato for many years. He passed away about 15 years ago. He was from Dresden, Tennessee. I have asked his daughter about it and all she knows is that her father raised it for as long as she could remember.

I (Joe Atnip) got seeds years ago. I called it "Britches" because that's what we called my oldest daughter when she was a very little girl "

• No commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Britches. 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Britches - one of the first flowers. 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tennessee Britches - flower. 2008-06-25.

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Tennessee Britches. 2005

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Gleckler Seedmen TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed TomatoFest - new Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Gleckler Seedmen Victory Seed Company	7	2
2011	Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Harvest Seed Victory Seed Company	7	2
2010	Gleckler Seedmen - new Heritage Harvest Seed Victory Seed Company	7	.
2009	Heritage Harvest Seed Victory Seed Company	6	.
2008	Victory Seed Company	6	.
2007	Victory Seed Company	7	.

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