| Country
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Scotland +
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| Description
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Indeterminate, regular leaf. Small round red tomatoes growing in clusters of 6-8, about 1-1.5 oz, more acidic than sweet. Very good taste.
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| Fruit color
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red +
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| Fruit shape
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round +
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| Fruit size
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small +
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| Fruit type
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salad +
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| Growth habit
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indet. +
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| History
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* Heirloom tomato from the early 1900s.
* … * Heirloom tomato from the early 1900s.
* Bred by Alan Balch from a cross of [[Fillbasket]] and [[Sunrise]], and introduced in 1912 by the seed vendor Alexander and Brown of Perth, Scotland.
* According to U.C.DAVIS Plant Sciences, "''Ailsa Craig is a variety of tomato that has been an experimental staple of tomato molecular biology and biotechnology. Originally Ailsa Craig, named for a small rocky island off the coast of England, was grown for greenhouse production of tomatoes in Great Britain. Apparently this crop is particularly important for English breakfasts.'' " This statement is not entirely correct, as this island is off the coast of Scotland, near Girvan.
* United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1199456|PI 262995]]. Donated to USDA in 1960. 456|PI 262995]]. Donated to USDA in 1960.
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| Leaf
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regular +
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| Maturity
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midseason +
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| Member code
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Category:B.C KO T +
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| Related
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Tangella +
, Ailsa Craig, Yellow +
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| See also
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Ailsa Craig Leader +
, Ailsa Craig, Great Britain +
, Ailsa Craig, Scotland +
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| Seed source
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[[vendor::Terra Edibles]] 04 [http://www.terraedibles.ca]
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| USDA
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PI 262995 +
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| USDA link
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http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1199456 +
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| Variety type
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commercial heirloom +
, open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Terra Edibles +
, Salt Spring Seeds +
, Swallowtail Garden Seeds +
, Two Wings Farm +
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| Year grown
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2006 +
, 2015 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Red Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Small Tomatoes +
, USDA Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Scottish Tomatoes +
, B.C KO T +
, Amy Goldman's The Heirloom Tomato +
, Tatiana's 2015 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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28 June 2017 15:40:19 +
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