High Crimson

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High Crimson
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	plum, pointed
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	slicer, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated, commercial heirloom
Country	Canada

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - sliced fruit. 2013-09-28.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Small red fruits shaped like little pointed hearts or tear drops, 1-4 oz. Very good tomato flavor. Color is intense red, and this tomato why it was used in many breeding programs in the past. (20 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 05 / USDA

Year grown: 2005, 2013

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

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History

• Developed by Professor T. Graham of OAC, Guelph, Ontario in 1963.
• However, Jennifer Hutson of kingston, Ontario believed it was developed By Ernie Kerr who was working on high lycopene tomatoes. The Canadian Gene bank listed it as one of Kerrs donations.
• NSL 32835, LA0806.
• SSE TOMATO 4756.
• Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male got it out of the USDA and both listed it in the SSE Yearbook in 1996.
• Re-introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014.

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See also

• Henderson's Crimson Cushion

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - ripe fruit. 2013-09-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - ripe fruit. 2013-09-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - ripe fruit. 2013-10-14.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - sliced fruit. 2013-09-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). High Crimson - sliced fruit. 2013-10-14.

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