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About Fordhook First, Burpee’s
‘Fordhook First, Burpee’s’ is a very old heirloom variety that originated with well-known market growers, ‘S. D. Woodruff and Sons of Hartford’. This variety was introduced in 1894 by the ‘Burpee’ seed company and donated to USDA in 1967 (PI 647509; NSL 27592).
Indeterminate, regular leaf plants produce medium-sized (3-7oz./90-200g), pink, oblate to round, slightly wavy on the shoulders fruits with smooth, meaty flesh. Old-fashioned tomato aroma, good, well-balanced flavors. Midseason.
- Culinary Use
- Slicer
- Flavor Profile
- Well-balanced
- Flesh Color
- Pink
- Fruit Color
- Pink
- Fruit Shape
- Oblate / Ribbed / Round
- Fruit Size
- Medium
- Leaf Type
- Regular
- Maturity
- Mid-season
- Plant Type
- Indeterminate
- Species
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Variety
- Heirloom
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