Ferris Wheel
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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| Ferris Wheel | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | late |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | beefsteak |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | commercial heirloom |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, beautiful large pink beefsteaks with outstanding delicious flavor and meaty flesh. 10-16 oz.
Seed source:
- MI FL J 07 (Jeff Flemming, Augusta, Michigan) / NC LE C 02 (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina) / USDA
Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MI FL J
- Large vines need caging or staking, 73 days, good producer of large smooth oblate pink fruit, usually with yellow to green shoulders. Delicious rich sweet flavor. I haven’t seen any approaching the size proclaimed by Salzer (“fit for a king”) but mine did make 12-16 oz.
- Source
- NC LE C 02 (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina)
Year: 2002, 2005
Location: Augusta, Michigan
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 8-12 oz pink fruit with very good flavor.
- Source
- NC LE C 03
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX GU R
- 70 days, indet., regular leaf, excellent production of slightly sweet tasting meaty pink fruit, 8-32 oz.
- Source
- ?
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Released by Salzer Seed Company in 1898, here is the description of Ferris Wheel from the 1898 catalog. An enlargement of the page is also available.
- Craig LeHoullier dug this out of the USDA collection (found on GRIN, NSL 27341) just for kicks due to its curious name. When he found it listed in many of his Salzer's seed catalogs, he realized that it was indeed a very old variety, and he has traced it back to 1898 (see the first bullet, above). It could be a few years older, but not as old as 1894 (it does not appear in that catalog). Ferris Wheel is likely a very similar variety to the other large fruited regular leaf pinks from that era, such as Ponderosa (Henderson Seed Company) and Buckeye State (Livingston).
- No commercial sources noted for 2004 in Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition, but it is now available from Victory Seed Company , Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and other commercial vendors.
Similar
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - plant. 2012-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - flower. 2012-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - flower. 2012-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - green fruit. 2012-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Ferris Wheel - ripe fruit. 2012-09-21.
Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Ferris Wheel. 2005
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Gleckler Seedmen Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014 Victory Seed Company |
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| 2013 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Trade Winds Fruit Victory Seed Company |
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| 2012 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Victory Seed Company |
5 | 1 |
| 2011 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen Heritage Harvest Seed Victory Seed Company |
6 | 2 |
| 2010 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gleckler Seedmen - new Heritage Harvest Seed Victory Seed Company |
8 | . |
| 2009 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company |
9 | . |
| 2008 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Victory Seed Company |
10 | . |
| 2007 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds | 9 | . |