Valencia

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Valencia
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	orange
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom, open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants. Round, blemish-free orange fruits with meaty flesh and very good complex flavor. 3-6 oz.

Seed source:

TomatoFest 10

Year grown: 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 6-8 oz, orange fruit, good flavor.

Seed source:

Johnny's Selected Seeds

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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ID DE M

These were nice little round orange tomatoes (maybe 2.3 inches in diameter; maybe a little smaller than a tennis ball). They weren't super productive, for me, but they weren't seriously unproductive considering the crowded conditions (between two plants, I got maybe 8–20 tomatoes). When cut in half, they looked a lot like pictures of Nebraska Wedding tomatoes I've seen. Sutton's Best of All, which I grew near it, was the same shape and size, and matured at the same time; production also seemed similar. One remarkable thing about these is that the taste actually improved quite a bit after refrigeration. Size and shape was very consistent between fruits. Midseason. I plan to grow it again in 2017 from seeds I saved.

Seed source:

tradewindsfruit.com (purchased 18 Nov 2015)

Year grown: 2016

Location: New Plymouth, Idaho

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History

• This variety was described as a Maine heirloom by its introducer, Johnny's Selected Seeds , in the mid 1980s. In conversation with Rob Johnston, he indicated that Valencia is a selection from Sunray, a commercial variety from the 1940s (Sunray itself is a selection from Jubilee, a Burpee variety from 1942, to which additional disease tolerance was added by carrying out crossing and selection).

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Related

• Sunray

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - flowers. 2014-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Valencia - ripe fruit. July 2010. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - sliced fruit. 2014-09-01.

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2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
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2012	Johnny's Selected Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	6	2
2011	Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	5	2
2010	Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply - new TomatoFest	7	1
2009	Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest	5	.
2008	Johnny's Selected Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds TomatoFest	7	.
2007	Johnny's Selected Seeds - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds	6	.

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