Ailsa Craig

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Ailsa Craig
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad

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75 days, indeterminate, regular leaf, small red tomatoes growing in clusters of 6-8, some fruits are slightly elongated, but most are round, 1.5 oz, more acidic, very good taste, good production.

Seed Source:

Terra Edibles 04 [1]

Year: 2006

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• Bred by Alan Balch from a cross of Fillbasket and Sunrise, and introduced in 1912 by the seed vendor Alexander and Brown of Perth, Scotland.
• According to U.C.DAVIS Plant Sciences, "Ailsa Craig is a variety of tomato that has been an experimental staple of tomato molecular biology and biotechnology. Originally Ailsa Craig, named for a small rocky island off the coast of England, was grown for greenhouse production of tomatoes in Great Britain. Apparently this crop is particularly important for English breakfasts. "
• PI 262995. Donated to USDA in 1960.

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Related

• Tangella (a cross of Ailsa Craig with unknown var.)
• Ailsa Craig, Yellow

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See also

• Ailsa Craig Leader (SSE TOMATO 4491)
• Ailsa Craig, Great Britain (SSE TOMATO 276)
• Ailsa Craig, Scotland (SSE TOMATO 167)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors (Catalog)	Seed Savers Yearbook (listings)	Seeds of Diversity - Member Seed Directory
2011	.	.	.
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Two Wings Farm	3	.
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center Two Wings Farm	4	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.

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