| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium sized red fruits are round and oblate, 6-10 oz. Very good rich old-fashioned flavor.
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| Fruit color
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red +
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| Fruit shape
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oblate +
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| Fruit size
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medium +
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| Fruit type
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slicer +
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| Growth habit
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indet. +
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| History
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* Bred by Joe Bratka's father. Joe found t … * Bred by Joe Bratka's father. Joe found the seeds for this tomato and several others ([[Red Barn]], [[Mule Team]], and [[Great Divide]]) in a toolshed, could not get the seeds to germinate, and sent them to Carolyn Male, who succeeded in germinating the seed and shared this variety with other gardeners and SSE members in the mid-1990s.
* First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Latham, New Jersey (NY MA C), who got the seeds from Joe Bratka of New Jersey.
* Could be named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxcar_Willie Lecil Travis Martin], an American country music singer. Martin], an American country music singer.
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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 +
, Category:IL LO N +
, Category:GERM SC K +
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| Seed source
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1. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/box-car-willie-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds]
: 2. Rob Gee, Ohio 08
: 3. Jennifer Hutson, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 06
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Tomato Growers Supply +
, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, TomatoFest +
, Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Skyfire Garden Seeds +
, Totally Tomatoes +
, Reimer Seeds +
, Heirloom Seeds +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Solana Seeds +
, The Sample Seed Shop +
, Trade Winds Fruit +
, Delectation of Tomatoes +
, Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds +
, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
, Swallowtail Garden Seeds +
, Two Wings Farm +
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| Year grown
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2014 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Red Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Medium Tomatoes +
, IL LO N +
, GERM SC K +
, 100 Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Tatiana's 2014 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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16 February 2017 00:47:39 +
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