West Virginia 63
| West Virginia 63 | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | round, oblate |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, commercial heirloom |
| Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, bright red medium sized oblate fruit with slightly irregular shape. 4-11 oz. Excellent rich tomato flavor with some sweetness. Juicy.
Seed source:
- 1. Doug Zuknick, West Virginia 07
- 2. Martin Longseth of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (WI LO M) 07
- 3. Clayton Weaver, Washington 12
Year grown: 2011(1 - crop failure), 2015(2)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf, red fruit, 8-12 oz, productive.
Seed source:
- from University Greenhouse
Year grown: 2007
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- SSE TOMATO 498.
- Developed at West Virginia University Agric. Exp. Station in the 1950s for disease resistance to Fusarium and Verticillium wilts as well as Early and late Blight.
- PI 645201. Donated to USDA in 1964 from West Virginia, USA.
- Parentage: Marglobe, Wisconsin 55, and PI 204976, as well as Rutgers, Southland, Urbana, and Campbell's 1491-E11
- USDA narrative:
- "Resistance to late blight, verticillium & fusarium wilt, vines are indeterminate, vigorous, fruits are medium to large, meaty, oblate to globe in shape, smooth, resist cracking. Gallegly, M.E. 1964. "West Virginia '63, A new home-garden tomato resistant to late blight." Science Serves Your Farm, West Va. Univ. AES Bul. 490, p.3,6,15-16."
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia 63 - seedling. 2011-03-15.
Ted Maiden (TN MA T): West Virginia 63 - green fruit. 2009-06-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia 63 - ripe fruit. 2015-08-13.
Patty Brown, Ohio. West Virginia 63 - ripe fruit, 2008. Posted with the owner's permission.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia 63 - ripe fruit. 2011-08-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia 63 - ripe fruit. 2011-08-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). West Virginia 63 - sliced fruit. 2015-08-13.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | . | . |
| 2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - new |
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| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | 1 | . |
| 2009 | 2 | . | |
| 2008 | 3 | . | |
| 2007 | 1 | . |
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