Livingston's Favorite
Livingston's Favorite | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | globe |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer, canner |
Variety type | commercial heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf, medium slightly oblate red fruits with smooth shoulders and very good balanced flavor. 4-6 oz.
Seed source:
- Geza Korbely, Hungary 05
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MI FL J
- I have mistakenly been calling this variety by the name “Favorite” but the more correct name is Livingston’s Favorite. Large vines need caging or staking, good production of mostly 6-8 oz smooth round red fruits with very good flavor. Fruit generally do not crack even in wet weather. Originally bred for canning, the fruit endure handling and shipping well.
- Source
- NC LE C (Craig LeHoullier, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Year: 2003, 2005
Location: Augusta Michigan
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., 6-10 oz fruit, good tasting, good canner, good yield.
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Introduced in 1883 by Livingston Seed Company.
- The description from the 1900 Livingston's Seed Catalog says:
- "The canners favorite and one of the best and largest perfect shaped Red Tomatoes in cultivation. Ripens evenly and early, holding its size to the end of the season; free from cracks, very prolific, good flavor, few seeds, flesh solid, bears shipping long distances. It is used extensively in the canning sections of Maryland, and has been generally grown for ears for canners' trade throughout the United States."
- PI 636262. Donated to the USDA in 1963.
- USDA narrative:
- "F.W. Bolgiano & Co., Inc. 1942 catalog"
- Six commercial sources noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.
Other Livingston's varieties
- Livingston's Beauty
- Livingston's Perfection
- Livingston's Globe
- Livingston's Acme
- Livingston's Stone
- Livingston's Main Crop Pink
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - plant. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - plant. 2012-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - flower. 2012-06-27.
Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Livingston's Favorite. 2005
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - ripe fruit. 2012-10-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - sliced fruit. 2012-10-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Livingston's Favorite - sliced fruit. 2012-10-09.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest Victory Seed Company |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest Victory Seed Company |
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2012 | Victory Seed Company | 3 | 3 |
2011 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest Victory Seed Company |
5 | 3 |
2010 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest Victory Seed Company |
4 | . |
2009 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest Victory Seed Company |
5 | . |
2008 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest |
8 | . |
2007 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 7 | . |