| Also known as
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Quarter Century, Burpee's +
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| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet. dwarf (tree-type) plants with regular leaf rugose foliage, grow to 4-5' tall. Good yield of small to medium round oblate red fruits, 1-3 oz. Juicy and meaty flesh. Delicious rich and sweet flavor, excellent tomato for growing in pots.
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| Fruit color
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red +
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| Fruit shape
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globe +
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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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det. +
, dwarf +
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| History
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* Introduced in 1889 by W. Atlee Burpee (? … * Introduced in 1889 by W. Atlee Burpee (?)
* SSE TOMATO 5473.
* United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1227988|PI 303709]].
* Carolyn Male posted at GardenWeb tomato forum on April 27, 2003 that ''"What I show in my book as [[Matchless]] is [[Quarter Century]]. Craig determined that [[Matchless]] was not rugose leafed, from doing some research, and now has grown out what he feels to be [[Matchless]], from another USDA accession number."'' ]], from another USDA accession number."''
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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:GERM SC K +
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| See also
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Matchless, Burpee's +
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| Seed source
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1. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08
: 2. Alex Popovich, Surrey, BC, Canada 08 / [[Sand Hill Preservation Center]] / Donald Branscomb, California (CA BR D)
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| USDA
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PI 303709 +
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| USDA link
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http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1227988 +
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
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| Vendor
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Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
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| Year grown
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2013 +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Red Tomatoes +
, Determinate Tomatoes +
, Dwarf Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Container Tomatoes +
, Small Tomatoes +
, US Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, GERM SC K +
, B.C KO T +
, Memorial List of McMurrays' Varieties +
, Tatiana's 2013 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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10 December 2013 21:20:26 +
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