]> 2026-04-03T23:58:43-07:00 Alpha Pink 0 USA Relatively compact indet., regular leaf plants are only up to 4-5' tall. Fruits are smooth, pink, round and oblate medium beefsteaks, 4-6 oz, meaty and juicy, very good balanced flavor. Very productive. Quite early for a large fruited tomato. pink globe medium slicer indet. * Alpha Pink is a historically important variety that dates back to 1914. It was introduced by the Isbell Seed Company. * The catalog description from 1914 says: : "''The earliest pink in cultivation. As early as [[Spark's Earliana]]. Outyields all others.''" : "''Since the Introduction of our [[Earlibell]] (the earliest red in cultivation), growers of extra early Tomatoes for certain markets have said to us: "You have the best extra early '''red''' Tomato, but our market demands a '''pink''', or as it is sometimes called, a '''purple''' sort.'' " : "''We are very glad, therefore, to offer the [[Alpha Pink]], and do not hesitate to claim that it is the Earliest Pink or Purple Tomato in circulation. The color is same as the well-known [[Acme]] or [[Beauty]].''" : "''In addition to its extreme earliness, it is much superior to [[Earliana]] in table quality, in handsome shape and attractiveness. The plants are of such vigorous growth that the finest fruits are produced, both extra early and until frost. One large grower uses this variety exclusively and makes but a single planting too. The flavor is free from acidity, particularly sweet and pleasant to eat raw. The fruits are set in generous clusters of large fine specimens, and like our [[Earlibell]], it is characteristic of Alpha Pink to ripen nearly every one in cluster at the same time. ''" : "''One grower says that he "will drop [[Earliana]] and plant Alpha Pink only. Another writes that [[Alpha Pink]] ripened 7 days sooner than [[Earliana]].''" * United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1093667|PI 644869]]. Accession number NSL 26880. It was donated to the USA in 1963. regular midseason Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 07 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / USDA Collection 94 PI 644869 commercial heirloom historic open-pollinated 2014 2015-01-30T05:28:24Z 2457052.7280556 Alpha Pink Alpha Pink#001# Augusta, Michigan Alpha Pink Moderate (4-5 ft) vines need caging or staking, plant is highly branched near the base and it lacks a central main stem. It is a moderate producer of irregular size (4-10 oz) and shaped pink fruits with green shoulders. They have good flavor but are quite prone to cracking in wet weather. Alpha Pink Moderate (4-5 ft) vines need caging or staking, plant is highly branched near the base and it lacks a central main stem. It is a moderate producer of irregular size (4-10 oz) and shaped pink fruits with green shoulders. They have good flavor but are quite prone to cracking in wet weather. Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / USDA Collection 94 Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / USDA Collection 94 2003 June Pink 0 See also 102