Valencia
| 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 |
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)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 6-8 oz, orange fruit, good flavor.
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
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
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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Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - flowers. 2014-06-17.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - ripe fruit. 2014-09-01.
Henry Steinbock, Austria. Valencia - ripening fruit. (this picture is available under Creative Commons License)
Henry Steinbock, Austria. Valencia - ripe fruit. (this picture is available under Creative Commons License)
Henry Steinbock, Austria. Valencia - ripe fruit. (this picture is available under Creative Commons License)
Patty Brown, Ohio. Valencia - ripe fruit. July 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Valencia - sliced fruit. 2014-09-01.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
| 2014 | Johnny's Selected Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - new |
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| 2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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