ANCASTER HORTICULTURAL PLANT SALE 2020, MAY 16, HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

Most Heirlooms are “Indeterminate” which means the plants keep growing and producing until a frost kills them. “Determinate” plants stop growing when they reach their genetically determined size. Expect one good harvest from these. We have only one determinate in our sale and it is “Banded Amazon”.

** = new to Ancaster plant sale

Name Colour Descriptor BICOLOUR Banded Amazon ** Bicolour Red with Beautiful, dwarf-type variety. dark green Regular leaf & compact plant striping about 2 ½ feet tall, produces heavy yield of 8-10 oz beautiful mahogany-red fruit with dark green striping and delicious, rich flavours. Determinate, 80 days Pineapple Bicolour Yellow & Bright yellow & red fruit, good red size fruit. Fabulous flavour. 85 days. One of Ancaster’s best sellers. Bicolour Beefsteak- Wonderful large yellow beefsteak yellow with red mottling. Delicious fruity sweet taste, reg leaf. 80-90 days. Glacial Zebra** Bicolour Beefsteak Compact plants with high yield of – yellow beautiful, ribbed, flattened mid- with green sized beefsteak fruit, green flesh, stripes yellow skin with dark green stripes. Excellent sweet, rich flavour, juicy and aromatic. 75 days Lithium Sunset** Bicolour Beefsteak Gorgeous flattened beefsteak, – yellow yellow with red striping. with red Wonderful sweet taste & very striping productive. 80 days Green Bumblebee** Bicolour 1 ½ inch A 1 ½ inch green cherry with cherry lighter amber & red streaks & stripes. Sweet taste & good production. 75 days Isis Candy Cherry Bicolour 1 inch 1 inch yellow with red tinge and yellow with marbling cherry. Gold flesh. red tinge Typically a “cat’s eye” star of Cherry yellow on blossom end of fruit. 80 days Piedmont Pear Bicolour Pear Pale yellow with a pinky red

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Name Colour Descriptor cherry blush. Super sweet. 75 days Sunrise Bumblebee Bicolour Small oval Small oval gold fruit marbled gold fruit with pink stripes on the inside & out. Sweet & fruity . 70 days BLACK-BROWN Black Prince Deep 4 oz An early black, deep garnet garnet EARLY coloured with green, 4 oz. with Delicious rich flavour from green Russia. 70-75 days . Carbon Dark Smooth Fruit is smooth, large, & colour large fruit beautiful, being one of the darkest & prettiest of the dark types. 90 days

Black Krim Brown Beefsteak A favourite black year after year. purple Productive large brown purple with beefsteak fruit with distinctive green green shoulder, tangy sweet shoulder flavour. reg leaf. 80-90 days. Petit Chocolate Beefsteak Little variably shaped mini CHERRY beefsteak type cherries. Huge production, fantastic taste. Sprawling plants. Reg leaf, 75 days Blue Gold** 2-3 0unce, 2-3 0unce, blue & gold bright blue & yellow tomato with tops that gold bright turns black with anthocyanin. yellow Interior is red-yellow bi-colour, sweet & fruity. Good production. Sunburn, crack resistant. 80 days Black Cherry Purple Cherry Exceptional purple black cherry. Black Unique sweet flavor. 75 days

Blueberries Red & Cherry Prolific producer of red cherries blue and blue depending on the amount of sun that hits the leaves. Great little tomato and very nice flavour. Reg leaf 75 days

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Name Colour Descriptor TT Baby Blue** Blue Developed by Tree and Twig currant Farms – who has provided our Hort Society with plants for many years. A blue currant with some red PINK-PURPLE Black Amber** Purple Dark purple medium sized flattened & heavily ribbed fruit. Delicious distinct taste. 75 days ** Pink- A popular fruit, beautiful dusty purple pink-purple with green shoulders. 10 oz. fruit. Delicious Tennessee heirloom with great production. 85 days Eva Purple Ball Pink German family heirloom, smooth round pink fruit, 4-5 oz, red flesh, exceptional flavor. Reg leaf, 85 days Glamour A tried & true med-large tomato with old fashioned red tomato flavour. 85 days Pink Beefsteak Huge and delicious pink fruit, somewhat irregular shape. 10-16 oz. One of the finest tasting. Potato leaf, 80-90 days Purple Rose Smudge** Salad size A prolific producer of salad sized pink tomatoes with a “smudge” of purple on the top. Sweet & balanced mild flavour. 80 days. WHITE Dwarf Mr. Snow** Beefsteak 5-12 oz flattened beefsteak with smooth shoulders, pale yellow colour inside & out, very meaty flesh with small seed cavities & not many seeds. Nice sweet flavour, hint of citrus. Compact 4 ft. plants are easy to grow in containers or can be grown in gardens. 80 days. Shah** Beefsteak Often called ‘White Brandywine’. Large white-pale yellow fruit, irregular shape. Delicious sweet & mild flavour 90 days

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Name Colour Descriptor Cherokee Green Green Beefsteak Considered one of the best green-when-ripe tomatoes. Lovely green beefsteak, exceptional taste. Some amber colouring when ripe & that is when it is soft to the touch. 80- 90 days RED Bola** Red Medium Lovely medium sized round red size tomato with great flavour & a trouble free plant. 75 days Costoluto Florentino Red Early Very productive, early maturing. This deeply ruffled Italian variety is delicious as a slicer or in a sauce. Super vigorous; an all- around hardy heirloom 75 days Costoluto Genovese Red Always a favourite. Rich classic taste, irregular shape. Classic Italian ribbed tomato. Great for fresh eating or cooking. reg leaf. 85 days Council Bluffs** Red Medium Oblate med-large fruit produces Large well with minimal cracking. Delicious rich flavour. A favourite. 85 days Pantano Red Large Vigorous & productive with large, semi-scalloped fruits with few seeds & tasty, thick flesh. 12 oz. 80 days Stupice Red Small, Very early, exceptional flavour, early Czech, a great super early tomato, 50-60 days. Small 3 oz tomato, Beefsteak Red Beefsteak Classic original beefsteak. Great taste, good production. 90 days reg leaf. Climbing Trip** Red Beefsteak A fantastic red beefsteak with wonderful flavour, good production. 80 days Mountain Magic** Red Small Small round fruit, very good, lots of production over a long season. 70 days Principe Borghese Red Small Small sweet tomato, fruit borne in bunches, prolific. Excellent for drying. 75 days

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Name Colour Descriptor Datterini Red Grape Delicious grape tomatoes, sweet rich taste. Reg leaf. 75 days Santorini Red Cherry from Santorini, Greece. Slightly ribbed fruit, bright red with superb taste. Excellent fresh eating Reg leaf 75 days Fence Row Cherry Red Cherry Tons of nice sweet tasting red cherry. Reg leaf. 75 days House Red Cherry Huge production on a dwarf plant. Small, delicious tasting sweet cherries. Plants grow no more than 1 ft. Bring plants in over the winter for a taste in the winter. 65 days. Dwarf plant perfect for container. Matt’s Wild Cherry Red Cherry Small wild tomatoes-super sweet and some blight resistance. reg leaf. 75 days. Miel de Mexique Red Cherry Sweet cherry with very good production 75 days Spoon Red Currant Large wispy plants producing size loads of red, pea-sized currant fruit. Sweet/tart refreshing flavour. 70 days ORANGE-YELLOW Yellow Gazzi Ribbed** Golden Medium An Italian heirloom, golden- yellow sized fruit yellow flattened & ribbed fruits, medium sized, 8 oz. Nice, sweet flesh. Good yields & disease tolerance. 80 days Nebraska Wedding Orange Medium Big production of bright orange sized fruit medium sized great tasting fruit. 80 days Amy’s Apricot Apricot Cherry Apricot coloured, super sweet cherry. Taste rivals Sungold. Reg leaf, 75 days Amber Colored** Amber 2” small A large bushy Heirloom plant that produces an abundant crop of 2” amber coloured globes. The flavour is very sweet with just enough acid balance to enhance the taste. 80 days Cerise Orange** Orange Cherry A wonderful small orange cherry, an heirloom from France. Foliage

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Name Colour Descriptor is a bit different, like a currant foliage, and taste is unique & sweet. Huge indeed plants. 80 days Emmy Yellow Small A small yellow orange heirloom with an intense tomato flavour. 85 days Napa Chardonnay** Yellow Cherry Has a pearlescent appearance. Sweet flavour & exceptional hang time on the vine. 75 days Orange Caprese** Orange Small A small salad sized tomato, bright orange elongated fruit which is sweet. Meaty 75 days Sweet Gold Hybrid** Yellow Cherry Super sweet cherry 75 days Sungold Hybrid** Orange Cherry Super sweet, absolutely delicious. 75 days Sunsugar Hybrid ** Orange Cherry Sweet & tasty. Exceptional orange cherry, super sweet & productive. 75 days Yellow Canary** Yellow Cherry Teeny tiny plant, produces nice yellow cherries, mild flavour. 65 days Yellow ** Pale Golf ball Unique matte/fuzzy skinned fruit, Yellow sized pale yellow golf ball sized fruit with delicious sweet flavour. 75 days

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