York
| York | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | Greece, USA |
B.C KO T
- Vigorous indet. plants with regular leaf foliage produces very large pink beefsteak fruits with ribbed and ruffled shoulders. Very good flavor. (20 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 09 / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) / Betty Lou Kohl, Ogallala, Nebraska
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf, good yield of 1-1.5 lb pink fruit, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Betty Lou Kohl, Ogallala, Nebraska
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf, pink fruit, 1-1.5 lbs.
Seed source:
- Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) / Betty Lou Kohl, Ogallala, Nebraska
Year grown: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- An heirloom from Pennsylvania, originally from Greece.
- According to Holy Protection Monastery in White Haven, Pennsylvania (PA HO P), Mrs. Vasiliki of York, Pennsylvania brought seed with her from her village in Greece when she immigrated, and she had been growing it for years in York Pennsylvania.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N), who got the seeds from Betty Lou Kohl, Ogallala, Nebraska.
- Introduced commercially by Delectation of Tomatoes in 2013.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-09-04.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - ripe fruit. 2013-10-06.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - sliced fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - sliced fruit. 2013-09-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). York - sliced fruit. 2013-10-06.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
| 2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new | . | . |
| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | . | |
| 2009 | 1 | . | |
| 2008 | 0 | . | |
| 2007 | 2 | . |
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