West Virginia Yellow Slicer
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West Virginia Yellow Slicer | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | orange, yellow |
Fruit shape | heart |
Fruit size | |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet. plants with wispy regular foliage produce large heart-shaped fruits of apricot to orange color. 6-10 oz. Meaty flesh with very small seed chambers and just a few seeds per fruit. Very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Patty Brown, Ohio 07
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Seeds originally came from Patty Brown of Ohio. Patty's mother, who lives in West Virginia, bought a plant at an Amish nursery at Hidden Valley, Marsdale, Pennsylvania and Patty saved seeds from the fruits. Patty said that this tomato was sold by the nursery as a Yellow Slicer, and 'West Virginia' was added to the name to note its origin.
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow Slicer - ripe fruit. 2013-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow Slicer - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia Yellow Slicer - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.
Seed Availability
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Facts about West Virginia Yellow SlicerRDF feed
Country | USA + |
Description | Indet. plants with wispy regular foliage produce large heart-shaped fruits of apricot to orange color. 6-10 oz. Meaty flesh with very small seed chambers and just a few seeds per fruit. Very good flavor. |
Fruit color | orange + and yellow + |
Fruit shape | heart + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * Seeds originally came from Patty Brown o … * Seeds originally came from Patty Brown of Ohio. Patty's mother, who lives in West Virginia, bought a plant at an Amish nursery at Hidden Valley, Marsdale, Pennsylvania and Patty saved seeds from the fruits. Patty said that this tomato was sold by the nursery as a Yellow Slicer, and 'West Virginia' was added to the name to note its origin. was added to the name to note its origin. |
Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + |
See also | Yellow Cookie + |
Seed source | Patty Brown, Ohio 07 |
Variety type | open-pollinated + and heirloom + |
Year grown | 2013 + |