Grosse Lisse
| Grosse Lisse | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | heirloom, open-pollinated |
| Country | USA, Australia |
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B.C KO T
- Vigorous indet. and bushy plants with very good foliage cover. Regular leaf. Red round oblate fruits, 4-8 oz, juicy, with no blemishes, and no cracking observed. Very good tomato flavor.
Seed source:
- 1. Clay Ford, Sorrento, BC, Canada 10 / Glenn Parker, New Zealand 03
- 2. CV Yates 09
Year grown: 2011(1, 2 - crop failure), 2014(1)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 6-12 oz red, semi-heart shaped fruit, very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 03 / John Smarsz in Australia
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
OR ST A
- 80 days, possibly same as Trophy, name translates as Large Smooth, indet., 2" round red fruit, 6-12 oz, uniform unblemished fruit with good flavor, fairly meaty, thin skin, introduced in Germany 1870, supposedly one of the most popular tomatoes in Australia and New Zealand.
Seed source:
- Gerhard Bohl, Germany
Year grown:
Location: Drain, Oregon
GERM SC K
- Very late, indet., regular leaf.
Seed source:
- M. Hahm-Hartmann
Year grown: 2005
Location: Germany
History
- Very old heirloom. It has been very popular in Australia and it is often thought by many to be of Australian origin, which is not correct. This tomato originated from the USA back in the 1860s, and was introduced in England by the name of "Trophy". It was later brought to Australia from England.
- Trophy dates back to the 1860s and was developed by Dr. T. J. Hand by crossing a cherry tomato with a large lumpy one, thus giving birth to one of the first smooth round red varieties.
- 'Grosse Lisse' means 'Big Smooth'.
Related
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse - seedling planted. 2011-05-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - flower. 2014-06-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - baby fruit. 2014-06-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - ripe fruit. 2014-08-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - ripe fruit. 2014-09-08.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Grosse Lisse - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - sliced fruit. 2014-08-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grosse Lisse (1) - sliced fruit. 2014-09-08.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Grosse Lisse - sliced ripe fruit.
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| 2012 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | . | |
| 2009 | 4 | . | |
| 2008 | 4 | . | |
| 2007 | 5 | . |
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