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Quarter Century, Burpee's
Also known as Quarter Century, Burpee's +
Country USA  +
Description Indet. dwarf (tree-type) plants with regular leaf rugose foliage, grow to 4-5' tall. Good yield of small to medium round oblate red fruits, 1-3 oz. Juicy and meaty flesh. Delicious rich and sweet flavor, excellent tomato for growing in pots.
Fruit color red  +
Fruit shape globe  +
Fruit size small  +
Fruit type salad  +
Growth habit det.  + , dwarf  +
History * Introduced in 1889 by W. Atlee Burpee (? * Introduced in 1889 by W. Atlee Burpee (?) * SSE TOMATO 5473. * United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1227988|PI 303709]]. * Carolyn Male posted at GardenWeb tomato forum on April 27, 2003 that ''"What I show in my book as [[Matchless]] is [[Quarter Century]]. Craig determined that [[Matchless]] was not rugose leafed, from doing some research, and now has grown out what he feels to be [[Matchless]], from another USDA accession number."'' ]], from another USDA accession number."''
Leaf regular  +
Maturity midseason  +
Member code Category:B.C KO T + , Category:GERM SC K +
See also Matchless, Burpee's +
Seed source 1. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08 : 2. Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 08 / [[Sand Hill Preservation Center]] / Donald Branscomb, California (CA BR D)
USDA PI 303709  +
USDA link http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1227988  +
Variety type open-pollinated  +
Vendor Sand Hill Preservation Center + , Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
Year grown 2013  +
Categories Tomato Variety List  + , Tomato Seeds  + , Red Tomatoes  + , Determinate Tomatoes  + , Dwarf Tomatoes  + , Regular Leaf Tomatoes  + , Container Tomatoes  + , Small Tomatoes  + , US Tomatoes  + , Heirloom Tomatoes  + , GERM SC K  + , B.C KO T  + , Memorial List of McMurrays' Varieties  + , Tatiana's 2013 Growout List  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 10 December 2013 21:20:26  +
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