Hanson

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Hanson
Type	crisphead
Leaf color	green
Variety type	commercial heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Green crisphead lettuce that is slow bolting. Very nice taste, sweet with a very slight touch of bitterness that makes it more flavorful. Cold hardy. White/gray seed.

Seed source:

Jeff Fleming, Augusta, Michigan 07 (MI FL J) / Seed Savers Exchange 00

Year grown: 2011

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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MI FL J

Nice large crisphead (Batavia) type, light to medium green outer leaves with pale green interior, excellent variety that thrives in cooler weather but also holds well in moderate heat. Light gray seeds.

Source

Seed Savers Exchange in 2000, but no longer offered by them

Year 2001, 2004, 2006

Location Augusta, Michigan

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History

• Very old variety, introduced by Henry A. Dreer Company in 1871, offered by Burpee and others in the 1890s.
• Hanson dates back at least to 1855. Very popular variety a hundred years ago, rivaled only by the variety ‘Prizehead’.
• PI 536738. Donated to the USDA in 1959 by Pieter-Wheeler Seed Company.
• A.k.a. Hanson Improved. May be the same as varieties named Ewing’s Excelsior, Gardener’s Favorite and/or King of the Market
• USDA description:

Maturity 80 days. Seeds white. Heart large round, light green, white crisp, sweet. Very hardy.

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Picture Gallery

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  Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Hanson, 2006.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hanson. 2011-05-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hanson. 2011-05-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hanson. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hanson. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Hanson. 2011-06-23.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	{{Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Pinetree Seeds }}	.	.
2012	{{Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new}}	.	.
2011	{{ Heirloom Seeds Reimer Seeds Victory Seed Company }}	1	.
2010	{{ Heirloom Seeds Reimer Seeds }}	1	.
2009		2	.
2008		.	.

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