Brandywine, True Black

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Brandywine, True Black
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

IL LO N

85 days, indet., potato leaf plant with a fair yield of 6-14 oz brownish black fruit with good flavor.

Source 

MO GE J 08 (Jere Gettle, Missouri)

Year: 2008

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• Offered commercially by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in 2008.
• Jere Gettle, the owner of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds , received the seed from William Woys Weaver of Pennsylvania (PA WE W), who claimed that his grandfather obtained seed from breeder Dr. Harold E. Martin in the late 1920s.
• According to Southern Exposure Seed Exchange , this is a cross between Brandywine and Fejee Improved, bred by Dr. Harold E. Martin. If this is true, I would question why this tomato was named 'True Black Brandywine'.
• A few tomato folks at Tomatoville questioned the authenticity of the 'true' strain, specifically around its recent introduction (2007-2008).
• First introduced to SSE by Jere Gettle of Missouri (MO GE J) in 2008.
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offered it in their 2010 Catalog as Black Brandywine.

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See also

• Black Brandywine

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Diane's Flower Seeds Solana Seeds	.	.
2013	Delectation of Tomatoes - new Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies	.	.
2012	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2011	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (as Black Brandywine) Solana Seeds	6	1
2010	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - new Solana Seeds Terroir Seeds	1	0
2009	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds - new	2	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds	1	.
2007		0	.

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