Santa
Santa | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | grape, plum |
Fruit size | cherry |
Fruit type | cherry |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Southeast Asia |
B.C KO T
- Indet. extremely prolific plants with regular foliage. Huge yields of small red grape cherries, excellent very sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- seeds saved from store bought tomatoes
Year grown: 2005, 2016
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- a.k.a 'Santa Sweets', it was originally a hybrid, but 99% of F2s came true. Introduced to the United States market in 1997 by grower Andrew Chu, who obtained them from the breeder, Taiwan's Known-You Seed Co, though the majority of the production is by a company called Procacci Brothers, who market them as "Santa Sweets". They are believed to originate in Southeast Asia, and in some parts of Thailand are eaten as bar snacks.
- Stable.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - green fruit. 2015-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-07-14.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - ripe fruit. 2015-08-07.
Dan and Val McMurray. Santa - plant. 2008. Uploaded with owner's permission.
Dan and Val McMurray. Santa - ripe fruit. 2008. Uploaded with owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Santa - sliced fruit. 2015-07-14.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Knapp's Fresh Vegies | . | . |
2012 | . | . | |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 | . | . |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | . |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
2008 | 2 | . | |
2007 | 2 | . |
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Tatiana