Red Rock
Red Rock | |
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Maturity | early |
Growth habit | det. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | globe |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | salad, paste, canner, cooking |
Variety type | commercial heirloom, open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Det., but quite vigorous plants with regular leaf foliage. Small round and slightly oblate red fruits have smooth shoulders and are blemish-free. 2-4 oz. Quite early in our garden.
Seed source:
- Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 06
Year grown: 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
B.C MC D
- 70-80 days, det., regular leaf, 2-4 oz red fruit. Reasonable taste, late ripening, and a good shelf life, make this a good candidate for a storage tomato. No BER, no splits. 15 lbs/plant.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2006
Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada
OR ST A
- 70-80, det., medium size plant, smooth, thick-walled, paste type, 3 oz. red globes that are crack and disease resistant (VS, FW), jointless for mechanical harvest, holds well on and off the plant, travels well, quickly makes a thick sauce and paste, one of our favorite processing tomatoes, was a popular commercial processing variety in the 1980s before hybrids became predominant.
Seed source:
- CV So9 03
Year grown:
Location: Drain, Oregon
History
- An old commercial heirloom processing variety.
- SSE Accession: TOMATO/RED 1104.
- 1915 Isbell and Co. Seed Catalog description:
- "This is one of the finest large, red tomatoes ever introduced. It ranks among the later varieties, requiring about 110 days from seed-sowing to ripe fruit. It is very solid and smooth and of very fine red color. Superior in texture and flavor. It is a heavy producer and an excellent shipper. It is specially recommended to truckers and growers for canning factories. It has a very strong, vigorous vine, protecting the fruits from sunscald."
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripening fruit. 2014-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripening fruit. 2014-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - ripe fruit. 2014-09-07.
Dan and Val McMurray. Red Rock. 2006.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - sliced fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - sliced fruit. 2014-07-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - sliced fruit. 2014-08-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - sliced fruit. 2014-09-07.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - flowers. 2014-06-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - baby fruit. 2014-06-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - baby fruit. 2014-06-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - baby fruit. 2014-06-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - baby fruit. 2014-06-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Rock - green fruit. 2014-07-08.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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2013 | 3 | . | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 3 | 1 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 2 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 1 | . |
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Country | USA + |
Description | Det., but quite vigorous plants with regular leaf foliage. Small round and slightly oblate red fruits have smooth shoulders and are blemish-free. 2-4 oz. Quite early in our garden. |
Fruit color | red + |
Fruit shape | globe + |
Fruit size | small + |
Fruit type | salad +, paste +, canner + and cooking + |
Growth habit | det. + |
History | * An old commercial heirloom processing va … * An old commercial heirloom processing variety.
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | early + |
Member code | B.C KO T +, B.C MC D + and OR ST A + |
Seed source | Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 06 |
Variety type | commercial heirloom + and open-pollinated + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
Year grown | 2014 + |