Swisher Sweet
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Swisher Sweet | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
Seed source:
- Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 07 / /C.F. Parlette of Martin, Ohio (OH PA C) 05 / Charles Swisher / H. Pepirt, Versailles, Ohio
Year grown: 2018
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf with a high yield of 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteak fruit with excellent flavor.
- Source
- OH PA C 05 (C.F. Parlette, Ohio) / Charles Swisher
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 80-85 days, indet., regular leaf with an average to high yield of 1-1.5 lb pink beefsteak fruit with excellent flavor.
- Source
- IL LO N 07 / OH PA C 05 (C.F. Parlette, Ohio) / Charles Swisher
Location: Bastrop, Texas
History
- Charles Swisher received the seed from his friend H. Pepirt of Versailles, Ohio, who grew this tomato for 80 years.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by C.F. Parlette of Martin, Ohio (OH PA C), who received the seed from Charles Sweesher.
Picture Gallery
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Swisher Sweet - sliced, 2008.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | . | |
2009 | 3 | . | |
2008 | 2 | . | |
2007 | 0 | . |