Simpson Summer Palace
Simpson Summer Palace | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | UK |
B.C KO T
- Compact indeterminate or semi-determinate. Regular leaf. Red round fruits are blemish and crack free, 2.5-3 oz, firm, with good acidic flavor. Jointless. Perfect canner. Well suited for growing in containers.
Seed source:
- 1. Jeff Casey, Alberta 06 (crop failure, no seeds left)
- 2. Clay Ford, Sorrento, BC, Canada 10 (2003 seed?)
Year grown: 2008(crop failure), 2009(1), 2011(2), 2014(2)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Made available in the mid 1990s by Simpson's Seeds, UK. It supposedly had been found growing in the grounds of the summer Palace in the Russian capital of one of the Czars many years ago, seed might have been dropped from a sandwich of one of the many tourists who visit there and it was a volunteer plant.
- Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace (Clay Ford) - seedling. 2011-03-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace. 2008-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - plant. 2014-06-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace - flowers. 2008-06-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - baby fruit. 2014-06-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - baby fruit. 2014-06-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson's Summer Palace - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - green fruit. 2014-07-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - green fruit. 2014-07-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - ripe fruit. 2014-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Simpson Summer Palace - sliced fruit. 2014-08-11.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | 2 | . | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 2 | 0 | |
2010 | . | . | |
2009 | 2 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 2 | . |
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Country | UK + |
Description | Compact indeterminate or semi-determinate. Regular leaf. Red round fruits are blemish and crack free, 2.5-3 oz, firm, with good acidic flavor. Jointless. Perfect canner. Well suited for growing in containers. |
Fruit color | red + |
Fruit shape | round + |
Fruit size | small + |
Fruit type | salad + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * Made available in the mid 1990s by Simps … * Made available in the mid 1990s by Simpson's Seeds, UK. It supposedly had been found growing in the grounds of the summer Palace in the Russian capital of one of the Czars many years ago, seed might have been dropped from a sandwich of one of the many tourists who visit there and it was a volunteer plant.
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + |
Seed source | 1. Jeff Casey, Alberta 06 (crop failure, no seeds left)
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Variety type | open-pollinated + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
Year grown | 2008(crop failure) +, 2009(1) +, 2011(2) + and 2014(2) + |