Quarter Century, Burpee's

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Quarter Century, Burpee's
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	det., dwarf
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	globe
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century - sliced fruit. 2013-08-27.

B.C KO T

Indet. dwarf (tree-type) plants with regular leaf rugose foliage, grow to 4-5' tall. Good yield of small to medium round oblate red fruits, 1-3 oz. Juicy and meaty flesh. Delicious rich and sweet flavor, excellent tomato for growing in pots.

Seed source:

1. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08

2. Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 08 / Sand Hill Preservation Center / Donald Branscomb, California (CA BR D)

Year grown: 2013

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

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GERM SC K

red fruits, regular leaf, indet.

Seed source:

CV Reimer Seeds

Year grown: 2008

Location: Germany

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History

• Introduced in 1889 by W. Atlee Burpee (?)
• SSE TOMATO 5473.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 303709.
• Carolyn Male posted at GardenWeb tomato forum on April 27, 2003 that "What I show in my book as Matchless is Quarter Century. Craig determined that Matchless was not rugose leafed, from doing some research, and now has grown out what he feels to be Matchless, from another USDA accession number."

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Also known as

• Quarter Century, Burpee's

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See also

• Matchless, Burpee's,
  
• Matchless

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - baby fruit. 2013-07-07.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Quarter Century - baby fruit.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Quarter Century - green fruit.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - green fruit. 2013-07-07.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Quarter Century - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Quarter Century - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-04.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-22.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Quarter Century (BC MC D) - sliced fruit. 2013-08-27.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Quarter Century - sliced ripe fruit. 2008.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Victory Seed Company - new	.	.
2013		1	.
2012		0	0
2011	Sand Hill Preservation Center	1	0
2010	Sand Hill Preservation Center	1	.
2009		2 (as Burpee's Quarter Century) + 1	.
2008		1 (as Burpee's Quarter Century) + 1	.
2007		1	.

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