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Ailsa Craig
Country Scotland  +
Description 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.
Fruit color red  +
Fruit shape round  +
Fruit size small  +
Fruit type salad  +
Growth habit indet.  +
History * 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.
Leaf regular  +
Maturity midseason  +
Member code Category:B.C KO T +
Related Tangella + , Ailsa Craig, Yellow +
See also Ailsa Craig Leader + , Ailsa Craig, Great Britain + , Ailsa Craig, Scotland +
Seed source [[vendor::Terra Edibles]] 04 [http://www.terraedibles.ca]
USDA PI 262995  +
USDA link http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1199456  +
Variety type commercial heirloom  + , open-pollinated  +
Vendor Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + , Sand Hill Preservation Center + , Terra Edibles + , Salt Spring Seeds + , Swallowtail Garden Seeds + , Two Wings Farm +
Year grown 2006  + , 2015  +
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  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 28 June 2017 15:40:19  +
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