Texas Wild
Texas Wild | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | currant |
Fruit type | cherry |
Variety type | heirloom, historic |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants with branches growing in all directions. Leaves are not 'rounded' like most of the wild tomatoes, i.e., Matt's Wild Cherry. Early and prolific fruit set. Tiny red currant tomatoes with nice strong balanced flavor. 0.25-0.5" in diameter.
Seed source:
- Kim Tephabock, Delaware 07 / David Lemasters, Pennsylvania
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
GERM SC K
- round red tomato, good taste with the acid I expected from wild tomatoes
- Source
- Reimer Seeds
Year: 2008, 2010
Location: Germany
History
- L. pimpinellifolium.
- Originated in the USA, southern Texas. Dates back to the early 1900s.
- SSE TOMATO 653.
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - flower.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - flower.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - green fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - green fruit. 2012-07-17.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruit. 2008.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - ripe fruit. 2012-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - ripe fruit. 2012-08-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - ripe fruit. 2012-08-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - ripe fruit. 2012-08-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - ripe fruit. 2012-08-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - plant. 2012-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - plant. 2012-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - plant. 2012-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Texas Wild - plant. 2012-08-26.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruit. 2008.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruit. 2008.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruits. 2008.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruits. 2008.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Texas Wild Cherry - ripe fruit. July 2011.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new TomatoFest |
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2012 | 3 | 0 | |
2011 | TomatoFest | 2 | 0 |
2010 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
2009 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
2008 | TomatoFest | 3 | . |
2007 | 3 | . |
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