Santorini
Santorini | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | ribbed, flattened |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | paste, salad, canner |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Greece |
B.C KO T
- Indet. tall plants, regular leaf. Small flattened and ruffled/ribbed bright red fruits, 1-1.5 oz. High yields. Good flavor, more acidic than sweet. Very good canning tomato.
Seed source:
- 1. Robert Hoser, Wolfratshausen, Germany 10 (no seeds left)
- 2. Michael Volk, Texas 11 (2004 seed)
Year grown: 2011 (1 - crop failure; 2 - germination 90% (August 2011), 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- From Greece. Original seed was collected in 1996 by Sonja Steifel on the island of Santorini in Greece where it was commercially grown.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by William Woys Weaver of Paoli, Pennsylvania (PA WE W).
- SSE Accession: TOMATO/RED 4813.
- Some SSE members describe it as plum-shaped (PA WE W and IL LO N), and others (WI NE J) as ribbed and flattened, similar to Red Calabash in shape. The latter is a correct description.
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - plant. 2011-07-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - flowers. 2011-07-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - flowers. 2011-07-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - baby fruit. 2011-07-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - ripe fruit. 2014-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - ripe fruit. 2014-08-03.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - ripe fruit. 2014-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - ripe fruit. 2014-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - sliced fruit. 2014-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santorini - sliced fruit. 2014-08-05.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
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2016 | . | . | |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Skyfire Garden Seeds |
5 | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | 5 | 2 |
2011 | Skyfire Garden Seeds | 3 | 0 |
2010 | Skyfire Garden Seeds | 5 | . |
2009 | Skyfire Garden Seeds | 4 | . |
2008 | Skyfire Garden Seeds | 5 | . |
2007 | 3 | . |
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