Tomato / Red
Ararat Flame
Indet. bush, "Ararat Geflammte" in german. very atractive, and heavy cropper of deep red flattened medium sized fruit all through season. Great rich tomato flavor. Originating from Debrecen Hungary and as Gerhard says "it grows at the foot of the mountain". from Gerhard Bohl, Germany.
Ararat Hellfrucht
75 days, indet. medium small 2" red fruit yeild late but in large amounts. Very red and juicy inside. from Gerhard Bohl, Germany.
Auld Sod
Det., small bushy plants plum shaped, red fruits are firm walled but juicy with some tang, large early yeilds and some blight resistance. Irish heirloom, that grows well outdoors there and in Oregon, from the Irish Seed Savers Association.
Aurora
Det., small bushy plants. large early yeilds. large red slightly flattened juicy flavorful fruits, excellent cooking tomato despite its slicing nature. Named after the Aurora Borealis in Siberia where it originates, germinates well at cool temperatures. Grows well in cool outdoor conditons. from the Irish Seed Savers Association.
Best of Bonn
Ind., "Bonner Beste" in german, 2" round red fruit, clusters of 7-9 with good old fasioned rich flavor, Heirloom from Bonn, Germany. Offered commercially in the US pre 1991. from Gerhard Bohl, Germany SSE TOMATO 854.
Columbianum Wildform
65-70 days, indet, masive tresses of medium small red cherry fruits. Good flavor and ability to hold on the plant. originating in columbia from Gerhard Bohl, Germany. Possibly SSE TOMATO 2429 need confirmation.
Fakel
70-75 days vigorus det, deep red 2.5", slightly elongated round fruits with exceptional sweet flavor, juicy and thick walled. Good for processing and for fresh use. Detatches from plant without caylix and is extreemly prolific even in cool conditions. Russian variety first taken to Oregon by Kate Gessert from moscow, author of 'The Beautiful Food Garden' and was a leader of horticultural tours of the Soviet Union.. It then found it's way to the Heritage Seed Library in the UK and now it is back in Oregon. Offered by CV Nic pre 1998.
Frengen's Famous Rheinland
Indet. "Frengens Rheinlands Ruhm" in german, early round red medium sized fruit. in clusters good flavor, from Gerhard Bohl, Germany.
Glory of Mechelen
indet. early and excellent medium sized round red fruits in clusters, juicy with good flavor. Belgian Heirloom Market tomato from the 1930's. from Belle-e´poque, Belgium.
Grosse Lisse
80 days, Indet. 2" 6-12 oz round red fruit, Possibly Synonimous with 'Tropy'. Name translates as "Large Smooth". Introduced in Germany 1870. Suposedly one of the most popular tomatoes in Australia and New Zealand. Uniform unblemished fruit have good flavor are fairly meaty and thin skin. From Gerhard Bohl, Germany
Harzfeuer
Indet. round red medium size fruit, slightly acidic well balanced flavor, juicy 6-10 oz. "Resin Fire"in German. Abundant yeilds. Ulla Grall received this heirloom from an old woman in the former East Germany, a favorites there in datcha gardens before the fall of the Soviet Union. Thought to be lost for many years. From Ulla Grall, Germany.
Hybrid-2 Tarasenko
Indet. medium sized round red fruit with pronounced nipple on blossom end. fairly firm and good for sauce, Named after famous russian plant breeder. Called a hybrid but is not because at the time in Russia "hybrid" sometimes meant premium, From Gerhard Bohl, Germany.
Lukullus
78 days, Indet. round red medium small 3.5-4.5 cm fruit. Two seed chambers, grow 4 ft tall. Old germany heirloom from 1906. From a cross of 'danish export' and 'Juwel'. SSE TOMATO 3860, From Ingrid Matthes, of the German Seed Savers (VEN).
Oldenrot
indet. medium sized round red fruit, good flavor. high yeilds, "Old Red" in German. from Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, German Biodynamic seed company.
Piroka
Red globes, good flavored fuit, from Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, German Biodynamic seed company.
Potentate
75-85 days, Semi-determinate-Indeterminate, perfect 2-3" red globes with a sweet mild flavor and high yield.nice acidic flavor, Popular in New Zealand. from Danish Seed Savers (Frøsamlerne) SSE TOMATO 440.
Quadro
Indet. vigorous and late blight resistant, gown outdoors in germany, good medium sized paste tomato and multi use. blocky almost cubic shape, probably why it is named quadro. from Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, German Biodynamic seed company.
Rigas Zemie
Indet. Medium sized red globe, not the earliest but does well in cool weather. Latvian variety that fruits well outdoors even in West Cork, Ireland from Brown envelopes Seeds Ireland.
Romalina
Indet. red paste tomatoes with tiny nipple on blossom end. very prolific through end of season, vigorous plants, from Seedy Sunday seed swap, Brighton, UK
Salt Spring Sunrise
65-70 Days. Det. Red globed shaped fruits 4-6 oz, thick walled meaty and fair crack resistance. Good flavor, Developed by the late J James of Salt Spring Island British Columbia. Excellent cooking and slicing tomato. From Heritage Seed Library, UK.
Sub Arctic Maxi
48-65 days, Det. Small bushes, Concentrated yeild, clusters of small red round fruit slightly bigger than cherry tomatoes, 2-3 oz, largest and latest of the sub-arctic/beaverlodge types. Very suceptible to early blight. Bred by Dr. Harris at the Beaverlodge reaserch station in Alberta Canada, supposedly were utilized by the military stationed in greenland. From Ulla Grall, Germany.
Veepro
70 days, Indeterminate bush. Possibly developed by the experiment station in Simcoe, Ontario during the 1970's. Produces slightly elongated squarish red plum/roma shaped uniform fruit. Excellent for sauce. from Heritage Seed Library, UK.
Werlioka
78 Days. Indet. 3 x 2" red firm fruit with good flavor. high yeilding. from Gerhard Bohl, Germany
Zuckertomate
Indet., Very sweet virtually no acid. thin skin tall vines. possibly wild species. From Gerhard Bohl, Germany.
Zuckertraube
Indet. red cherry tomato with balanced sweet tart flavor, high yeilding and very tall vines. From Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, German Biodynamic seed company.
