Giant Tree
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Giant Tree | |
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Maturity | late |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | |
Country |
- Seed Source
- Reimer Seeds
TN MA T
- Very large red beefsteak fruit on huge indet. potato leaf plants. Gave 14 fruits, but all were over 1 pound. Great taste, late season 85 days.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds / Trade 2009
Year: 2009, 2011
Location: LaFollette, TN
GERM SC K
- red (? - incorrect?), indet., 180-200 gr.
- Source
- Reimer Seeds / www.ginsterfarm.ch
Year: 2006
Location: Germany
History
- Originated in the USA.
- PI 644750. Donated to USDA in 1961 by T.W. Wood & Sons Seed Co.
- USDA Narrative:
- "A potato leaved variety, best trained on a stake, vine will grow 18 ft. or more a season, pink skinned fruit will frequently run over a pound (some over two pounds). Flesh is dark red and sparse seeder. Wood's 1959 cat. p.39."
See also
- German Giant Tree (regular leaf tomato, different from "Giant Tree", which is a potato leaf variety)
Picture Gallery
Ted Maiden (TN MA T): Giant Tree - Green fruit. 2009.
Ted Maiden (TN MA T): Giant Tree - Green fruit. 2009.
Ted Maiden (TN MA T): Giant Tree - Ripe fruit. 2009.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | Reimer Seeds | . | . |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013 |
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2012 | . | . | |
2011 | Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011 |
3 | 1 |
2010 | Knapp's Fresh Vegies | 3 | . |
2009 | Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - new Totally Tomatoes |
3 | . |
2008 | Totally Tomatoes | 2 | . |
2007 | . | 2 | . |
Facts about Giant TreeRDF feed
Fruit color | pink + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | large + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
Leaf | potato + |
Maturity | late + |
Member | TN MA T + and GERM SC K + |
Vendor | Sand Hill Preservation Center +, Totally Tomatoes +, Reimer Seeds +, Delectation of Tomatoes + and Knapp's Fresh Vegies + |