- A well liked tomato for its largeness and blanced sweet and acidic taste.
Lycopersicon esculentum. (90 days) Indeterminate. Potato leaf foliage. The history of Brandywine is a bit mysterious and long. I've tried to include more than one source of information for you tomato lovers.Craig LeHoullier experienced tomato enthusiast has this to say. "This is fairly certain, Brandywine is a tomato that found its way into the Seed Savers Exchange collection in 1982. It got there via an elderly (now deceased) Ohio gardener named Ben Quisenberry, who received the variety from a woman named Dorris Sudduth Hill. She stated that they had been in her family for over 80 years. I do not know where the Dorris came from hence, where the tomato originated. Huge beefsteak type fruits that seldom have blemishes or cracking. The flavor is very rich and complex, but not sweet as you might expect. ~ 7,500 Seeds/ounce.





Organic Brandywine Tomato Seeds
More on the History of Brandywine from Wikipedia "Brandywine was passed on from the Sudduth family to an Ohio tomato enthusiast named Ben Quisenberry. Many seed savers traded seeds with Ben, and Brandywine eventually became widely available. Though a variety named "Brandywine" was offered in the late 1800s by the Stokes and Johnson seed company, that appeared to be a red fruited variety with regular leaf foliage. More likely is that Brandywine is a descendant of two similar (if not identical) varieties offered in the 1880s - Mikado (Henderson seed company) or Turner's Hybrid (Burpee Seed Company). Though several other tomatoes (Red Brandywine, Yellow Brandywine, and Black Brandywine) carry the name of "Brandywine" in part, any true relation between them is pure conjecture. In fact, Yellow Brandywine most closely resembles an old Henderson variety only fleetingly available in the 1890s named "Shah".
Mother Earth News says about Brandwine Tomato.... "When it comes to the main crop of summer tomatoes, people like Brookeville, Md., gardener Susan Belsinger are devoted to "Brandywine". Produces all summer, though not in huge quantities. I like the size, flavor and texture of this Amish heirloom, Belsinger says. Others praise Brandywine, rich balance of acidic and sweet notes, which pleases so many palates that it's always the one to beat in taste tests. But Brandywine can be challenging to grow; common problems include diseases, uneven ripening, fruit cracking and aborted blossoms due to humid heat."
- Seeds Per Package:
- 300 mg packet - Approximately 75 Seeds
- .25 oz - Approximately 1,875 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 7,500 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 30,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 120,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 600,000 Seeds
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