VEGETABLES / TOMATO
RED
Organic Listing
Indet., regular leaf, medium vigor. Round, red, medium 5-7 oz smooth skinned globe shaped fruit. Larger fruit are slightly flattened. Smooth blossom ends. Quite uniform. Small number of large seeds. Very meaty, not very juicy. Mild, reasonably sweet. I'd put this one in the top 10% of medium red heirlooms for fresh eating, but is a good canner too. Although meaty and not juicy, becomes delicate when completely ripe. A good CSA/farmers' market tomato.
Tatiana's Tomatobase gives this history:
Breeder: Birds-Eye Hort. Research Laboratories, Albion, New York.
Vendor: Joseph Harris Co., Rochester, New York. Harris Catalog. 1957.
Parentage: Burgess Crackproof x Sioux.
PI 644749. Donated to USDA in 1961.
USDA Narrative:
"77 days, large fruit, high cracking resistance, slightly flattened globe shape, solid flesh, mild flavored. Harris 1959 catalog p.37."
$3.00