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Lycopersicon lycopersicum '1884 Purple'

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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: 1884 Purple
Additional cultivar information: (aka Purple Doughnut)

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Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Ferment seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

Growing Habit:
Indeterminate

Fruit Shape:
Beefsteak

Fruit Size:
Medium (under one pound)
Large (over one pound)

Days to Maturity:
Late (more than 80 days)

Fruit Colors:
Pink
Purple

Seed Type:
Open-pollinated

Usage:
Fresh, salad
Fresh, slicing

Disease Resistance:
Unknown - Tell us

Leaf Type:
Regular Leaf

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1 positive
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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Suze_	On Jun 13, 2008, Suze_ from Bastrop County, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: Jeff Casey, AB received the seeds from Michael Gunn (TX GU R) in 2005, and shared with Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) in Dec 2005. Both Jeff and Tatiana grew it in 2006 and obtained large dark black-purple fruits which, in Tatiana's opinion, were better than the original 1884. Tatiana named it "1884 Purple" to indicate the fruit color difference compared to1884. Jeff later suggested an alternative name - "Purple Doughnut", which was much better, unfortunately Tatiana had already listed this variety in the SSE Yearbook as "1884 Purple", and received several SSE requests for the 1884 Purple seeds in 2007. Al Anderson of Ohio (ON AN A) and Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T) grew it again in 2007 from the 2007 seeds. Both confirmed that it grows true to type and produces dark purple/black fruits.