Early Large Red

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Early Large Red
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	oblate, ribbed
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	cooking, slicer
Variety type
Country

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History

• A historic variety that dates back to 1840. It was one of the most popular and best documented tomato varieties in North America prior to the Civil War. Fearing Burr in Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1865) wrote “From the time of the introduction of the tomato to its general use in this country, the Large Red was almost the only kind cultivated, or even commonly known.”
• Re-introduced commercially by Heritage Harvest Seed in the late 2000s.

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See also

• Early Big Red (it is unclear if the two are related)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Heritage Harvest Seed	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Heritage Harvest Seed	.	.
2010	Heritage Harvest Seed	0	.
2009		0	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.

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