Turkish Ayla

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Turkish Ayla
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	family heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	Turkey

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - sliced fruit. 2014-08-24.

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Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium to large pink beefsteaks with smooth shoulders. 8-12 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Jennifer Ibarra, Milford, Connecticut

Year grown: 2014

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

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History

• A family heirloom from Turkey, Gölbaşı, Adıyaman. Jennifer Ibarra of Milford, Connecticut got seeds from one of her student's parents. They brought it with them from Turkey where they and their parents grew it for many years. The family did not have a name for the tomato, and they did not want their last name used publicly, but they did not mind to use their daughter’s name Ayla to name the tomato. Jennifer called it 'Turkish Ayla'.
• Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - ripe fruit. 2014-08-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - ripe fruit. 2014-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - ripe fruit. 2014-08-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - sliced fruit. 2014-08-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - sliced fruit. 2014-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Turkish Ayla - sliced fruit. 2014-09-26.

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