Uncle Steve's Italian Plum
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| Uncle Steve's Italian Plum | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | round, plum |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | paste, canner, cooking |
| Variety type | heirloom |
| Country | Italy |
B.C KO T
- 75-80 days, indet. sprawling plant with a wispy foliage. Fruit is red, about 6-12 oz in size, paste type, meaty, but has some juice too, so its good enough to eat fresh or for cooking or canning. Fruits range from round to plum shape.
Seed source:
- Jan Nienaber, BC, Canada 06
Year grown: 2006
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Italian heirloom.
- Seed originally came from Keith of Calumet, Michigan, who got this variety from his great uncle Steve who immigrated from Sicily in the early 1900s.
See also
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Facts about Uncle Steve's Italian PlumRDF feed
| Country | Italy + |
| Description | 75-80 days, indet. sprawling plant with a wispy foliage. Fruit is red, about 6-12 oz in size, paste type, meaty, but has some juice too, so its good enough to eat fresh or for cooking or canning. Fruits range from round to plum shape. |
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | round + and plum + |
| Fruit size | medium + |
| Fruit type | paste +, canner + and cooking + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| History | * Italian heirloom.
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| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member code | B.C KO T + |
| See also | Italian Plum + and Big Italian Plum + |
| Seed source | Jan Nienaber, BC, Canada 06 |
| Variety type | heirloom + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
| Year grown | 2006 + |