Buckbee's New Fifty Day

• General Info
• Seed Availability

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

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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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Picture Gallery

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  Patty Brown, OH. Buckbee's New 50 Day - ripe fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Buckbees New Fifty Day. 2008

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Buckbees New Fifty Day. 2008

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	.	.
2013	TomatoFest	3	.
2012	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	3	2
2011	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	2	2
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	2	.
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest Terroir Seeds	2	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	2	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	3	.