John Baer

• General Info
• Seed Availability
• Buy Seeds from Tatiana's

John Baer
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	globe
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf plants produce lots of red round uniform and blemish free fruits, 4-8 oz. Fruits are juicy, with excellent balanced flavor, with just a hint of sweetness.

Seed source:

1. Martin Longseth of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (WI LO M) 04

2. Willa Osis, BC, Canada 11 / Val McMurray, Wynndel, BC, Canada 09 (B.C MC D)

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2013

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

---

B.C MC D

70-80 days, det., regular leaf, 4-8 oz red fruit, vigorous 30" plants. Good flavour, no splits or BER, 9 lbs/plant.

Seed source:

Year grown: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

---

History

• John Baer selected this tomato from a field of Bonny Best in 1914.
• Description from 1915 Isbell and Co. Seed Catalog says:

"This new tomato was introduced last year as the earliest tomato ever grown. In our trials we found it no earlier than our Earlibell, and in no way superior. We doubt if it is equal to it. We have heard good reports from it, however, and decided the last minute to offer it.

The color is a deep, glossy red. Size and shape similar to Earliana, but fewer seed. The following is the introducer's description:

"The earliest tomato ever offered, producing large, beautiful, solid shipping and market fruit in 30 days from plants grown in boxes or pots, with roots undisturbed. Fruit weighing about 6 1/2 ounces. 'John Baer', a market gardener, who has made money at the business, saved every ounce of his seed from selected fruit. In shape it is rather round than flat. Bright red, beautiful color, almost without seeds/ 'John Baer' would not part with any of this seed, except for an enormous price."

We offer seed grown from stock seed obtained of the introducer."

---

Related

• Wisconsin 55

---

Picture Gallery

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - baby fruit. 2013-07-16.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer - baby fruit. 2011-07-09.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - green fruit. 2013-07-16.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-29.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-29.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-05.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (WI LO M) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (WIlla O. ) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-08.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-29.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-29.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-31.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-31.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (WI LO M) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-03.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (Willa O.) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-05.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). John Baer (WIlla O. ) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-08.

• 

  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D). John Baer. 2006.

---

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

Order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Seed Savers Exchange	.	.
2013	Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds J.W. Jung Seed Company Seed Savers Exchange	5	.
2012	Seed Savers Exchange	6	2
2011	Seed Savers Exchange	1	1
2010	Seed Savers Exchange	3	.
2009	Seed Savers Exchange Totally Tomatoes - new	2	.
2008	Seed Savers Exchange - new	2	.
2007		1	.

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

We are a Garden Watchdog Top 5 Seedbank.

Click here to order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

You can buy John Baer seeds at Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop.

By buying our seeds you help us to maintain and improve Tatiana's TOMATObase website, and to preserve many endangered open-pollinated varieties.

The proceeds from seed sales and donations are our only source of funding at this time.

Thank you so much for your support!

Tatiana