Dad's Sunset
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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| Dad's Sunset | |
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| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | orange |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, very good yield of round golden orange fruit, firm and meaty, very good flavor. 4-7 oz.
Seed source:
- Geza Korbely, Hungary 06
Year grown: 2010
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a fair yield of golden 6-8 oz fruit, good flavor.
- Source
- IL KE D 97 (Donald Kellums of Port Byron, Illinois) / CV Buttercup Seed Gardens 92
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Commercial variety vended by Buttercup Seed Gardens and by Seeds Blum in Boise, Ohio. Traces back to the early 1990s.
- First offered in the SSE 1993 Yearbook by (VA DO D), who did not indicate the seed source but described this tomato as "90-100 days - indet., large yellow globular fruit averaging 12-24 oz, yellow color intensifies to gold-orange when very ripe, very smooth and regular with small core and blossom scar, fine thin-walled flesh with small seed cavity, flavor slightly tangy." The subsequent SSE listers described it as a smaller fruit, in the 8-12 oz range.
Related
- Illini Gold (derived)
Picture Gallery
Patty Brown, Ohio. Dad's Sunset - ripe fruit. August 17, 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds |
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| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2010 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
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| 2009 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2008 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange TomatoFest |
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| 2007 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
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Facts about Dad's SunsetRDF feed
| Country | USA + |
| Fruit color | orange + |
| Fruit shape | round + |
| Fruit size | medium + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | late + |
| Member | B.C KO T + and IL LO N + |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds + and TomatoFest + |