Zore's Big Red
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Zore's Big Red | |
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Maturity | late |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | heart |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer, canner, paste |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Yugoslavia |
B.C KO T
Seed source:
- Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 07 / Will Bonsall, Scatterseed Project, Farmington, Maine (ME BO W) 01
Year grown: 2018
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a fair yield of 1 lb red, heart-shaped fruit, very good flavor.
- Source
- ME BO W 01 (Will Bonsal, Maine)
TX AN S
- 85-90 days, indet., potato leaf, wispy foliage. Avg yield of 14-18 oz red hearts with excellent flavor.
- Source
- Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 07 / Will Bonsall, Scatterseed Project, Farmington, Maine (ME BO W) 01
Year: 2008
Location: Bastrop, Texas
History
- Originated in Yugoslavia.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1986 Yearbook by Paul J. Osborn of Indianapolis, Indiana (IN OS P), who obtained the seeds from friend, Vick Zore, who got them from a friend in Yugoslavia. Original name is unknown, named after Vick Zore.
Picture Gallery
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Zore's Big Red. 2008.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Zore's Big Red - ripe fruit. 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Gleckler Seedmen | . | . |
2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms |
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2012 | Double Helix Farms Gleckler Seedmen |
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2011 | Gleckler Seedmen - new | 3 | 0 |
2010 | 3 | . | |
2009 | 3 | . | |
2008 | 2 | . | |
2007 | 2 | . |