Bilder

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Bilder
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	pink, red
Fruit shape	oblate, round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type
Country

IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, with a good yield of 8-12 oz pink fruit, very good flavor, SSE TOMATO 2421.

Source 

IA SSE HF 98 (Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa) / MI DE D (Dick Deason, Michigan)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX GU R

85 days, indet., regular leaf, 8-14 oz pink fruit, very good flavor, SSE TOMATO 2421

Source 

IL LO N (Neil Lockhart, Illinois)

Year: 2007

Location: Pasadena, Texas

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History

• A 120+ year old variety originated in southeast Asia. (as per IL RA N, 2003 SSE Yearbook)
• This tomato originated from Dick Deason of Michigan, who got it from his neighbor, Jack Bilder.
• SSE TOMATO 2421.
• Originally listed in the Seed Savers 1991 Yearbook by PA LE C and MN BE D, who provided different enough descriptions to suspect a cross or some seed mixup. It is not clear whether the original variety was red or pink, but it was potato leaf for sure.
• In 1998 this variety was also listed as Builder by SSE Heritage Farm, who described it as pink and potato leaf. Neil Lockhart re-offered it the next year (1999), his seeds from SSE, and he described it as pink but regular leaf. This variety is still listed at SSE 2010 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart.
• A red potato leaf strain is available from Manfred Hahms of Germany (2010).

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See also

• Builder (misspelled name)

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
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2016		.	.
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2014		.	.
2013		.	.
2012		.	.
2011		.	.
2010		1	.
2009		1	.
2008		1	.
2007		1	.

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