Buckbee's New Fifty Day

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Buckbee's New Fifty Day
Maturity early
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape round
Fruit size small
Fruit type salad
Variety type open-pollinated, commercial heirloom
Country USA

MI FL J

Large vines (to 6 ft) benefit from staking or caging, very good producer of 2-6 oz. smooth red fruit with good rich flavor, 65 days in a cool wet year (2008).

Seed source:

Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C)

Year grown: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2008

Location: Augusta, Michigan



History

  • An old commercial pre-1930 variety, introduced by H.W. Buckbee of Rockford, Illinois.
  • Craig LeHoullier obtained variety from National Seed Storage Lab in mid-1990s, variety NSL 26906, PI 644883. Donated to the USDA in 1962.



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