Tri Tolstyaka
| Tri Tolstyaka | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | oblate |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, commercial |
| Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf foliage, a good yield of pink flattened globes, 5-10 oz, meaty and juicy, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- BELR BA A 07 (Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus)
Year grown: 2007. 2017
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
Russian name: Три Толстяка
- The name can be translated as 'Three Fat Men' from Russian
History
- Russian commercial var., introduced to NA gardeners by Andrey Baranovsky of Minsk, Belarus, through seed exchanges with Tomatoville members in 2006-2007.
- Named after the book by Yury Olesha, ‘Three Fat Men’.
- Introduced to SSE by Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) and Nancy Kirch, NY (NY KI N) in 2008. Both Nancy and Tatiana received the seed from Andrey, and their observations were almost identical, but different from the original description supplied by Andrey, which said:
- indeterminate *midseason to mid-late, indet. (1-1.5 m tall) plant with a good yield of bright-red, oblate-heart shaped 400-800 g fruits, 4-5 fruits per truss, meaty, and tasty 120/500 Siberian (Altai).
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tri Tolstyaka - flowers. 2007-07-02
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tri Tolstyaka - baby fruit. 2007-07-02
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tri Tolstyaka - ripe fruit. 2007-08-22
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