West Virginia Yellow

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West Virginia Yellow
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, exserted stigmas, it was hand-pollinated to avoid crossing, medium-large golden beefsteaks, very good flavor, medium to low yield.

Seed source:

John Seewald, New Jersey 07 / IL LO N (Neil Lockhart, Illinois) / WI MI B 97 (Bill Minkey, Wisconsin) / IA KO J 93 (Jim W. Kohl of Davenport, Iowa) / OH DE J 91 (Jim and Cyndde DeWeese of Butler, Ohio)

Year grown: 2007 (crop failure), 2008

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

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IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, very good yield of 1 lb yellow fruit, very good sweet flavor.

Source 

WI MI B 97 (Bill Minkey, WI) / IA KO J 93 (Jim W. Kohl of Davenport, Iowa) / OH DE J 91 (Jim and Cyndde DeWeese of Butler, Ohio)

Location: Oblong, IL

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History

• The name indicates that it may be a heirloom from West Virginia, but there is no evidence to prove this.
• This variety was first listed at SSE by Jim and Cyndde DeWeese of Butler, Ohio (OH DE J) in 1985, or maybe even earlier (I do not have earlier Yearbooks to check), and then re-listed by other SSE members ever since. No original source information was given. Jim stopped listing it in 1999. Neil Lockhart has been the only member who listed this variety since 2000.
• Jim DeWeese's description of this variety said "75 days - extended season, large firm sweet flavorful, keeps well", but all the other listers describe it as a late-season tomato.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow. 2008-05-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow - flowers. 2008-06-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow - flower. 2008-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow - baby fruit. 2008-07-28.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	TomatoFest	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	TomatoFest (as West Virginia)	1	0
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010 TomatoFest	1	.
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest	1	.
2008	TomatoFest	1	.
2007		1	.

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