| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Pink |
| Flesh Color: | Pink |
| Fruit Shape: | Beefsteak Flattened Globe |
| Fruit Size: | Large |
| Fruit Weight: | Over 16 oz. |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 7 feet |
| Best Uses: | Slicing |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Mid-season Late |
| Days to Maturity: | 85 |
| History: | Bred by M.C Byles in West Virginia who sold plants for $1.00 in 1940 and paid off his $6,000 mortgage in 6 years. Introduced commercially by Jeff McCormack of SESE in 1985. |
| Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: | Mild flavor can be somewhat mealy |
| Country: | USA |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Plant Spread: | Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Leaves: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety. |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Self Various insects |
| Containers: | Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention. |
| Parentage: | Stabilized from an complex crossing of 'Beefsteak', 'German Johnson', and and undisclosed English and Italian variety. |
![Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: Aug 8, 2011 7:24 PM
I included my watch for scale. Very meaty tomato, good \"old fas](/pics/2011-09-28/BookerC1/e9f816-250.jpg "Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: Aug 8, 2011 7:24 PM
I included my watch for scale. Very meaty tomato, good \\"old fas")
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| lovesblooms | On March 22, 2016 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms | On March 18, 2016 | Seeds sown indoors |
| TomatoNut95 | On April 5, 2024 | Transplanted Transplanted into large pot. |
| TomatoNut95 | On March 1, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
| TomatoNut95 | On February 23, 2024 | Seeds sown |
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