Zebra
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Zebra | |
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Maturity | late |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | bi-color |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, family heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- mid-season, indet., but relatively compact plants with regular foliage, medium to large size beefsteak type bi-color fruits, often misshapen, 8-13 oz, very good to excellent sweet flavor, solid meaty flesh.
Seed source:
- IL LO N 05 (Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois) / WI MI B 94 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin) / MA WA D 92 (Deborah Watson of Georgetown, Massachusetts) / CA ES C 90 (Charles E. Estep of Riverside, California)
Year grown: 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular foliage, 8 oz to 1 lb bi-color fruit, good taste and yield.
- Source
- WI MI B 94 (Bill Minkey, WI) / MA WA D 92 (Deborah Watson of Georgetown, Massachusetts) / CA ES C 90 (Charles E. Estep of Riverside, California)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Originated from Charles E. Estep of Riverside, California (CA ES C), who got the seeds from his wife's aunt in Albany, Ohio. Charles Estep's description in Seed Savers 1990 Yearbook said: "90 days, indet., large yellow to yellow-orange with stripes from blossom end, Aunt Marie in Ohio says Zebra is a very old type, round to oblong, intense flavor, tasty."
- SSE TOMATO 1284.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - plant. 2009-06-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - flower. 2009-06-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - green fruit. 2009-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - green fruit. 2009-07-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - ripe fruit. 2009-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - sliced fruit. 2009-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - sliced fruit. 2009-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - sliced fruit. 2009-08-24.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zebra - sliced fruit. 2009-09-02.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013 | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | 0 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | 5 | . |
2009 | 7 | . | |
2008 | 7 | . | |
2007 | 5 | . |
Facts about ZebraRDF feed
Country | USA + |
Fruit color | bi-color + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | large + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | late + |
Member | B.C KO T + and IL LO N + |
Variety type | open-pollinated + and family heirloom + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |