West Virginia Pink Slicer
West Virginia Pink Slicer | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | heart |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf. Large pink heart-shaped fruit, 8-22 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. Very good production.
Seed source:
- Patty Brown, Ohio 05 and 07
Year grown: 2005, 2013, 2017
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
History
- From a plant bought at Amish nursery at Hidden Valley, Marsdale, Pennsylvania, by Patty Brown's mother who lives in West Virginia; Patty thinks that it may be an Amish heirloom. Patty sent the seeds for this variety to many gardeners in the mid-2000s.
- First introduced in Seed Savers 2008 Yearbook by Angela Faulkner of West Virginia, who obtained the seed from Patty Brown of Ohio.
Also known as
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - baby fruit. 2013-07-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - baby fruit. 2013-07-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - baby fruit. 2013-07-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - baby fruit. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - green fruit. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - ripe fruit. 2017-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - ripe fruit. 2017-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Pink Slicer - sliced fruit. 2017-09-24.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 0 | . |
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