Box Car Willie
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 78-82 days
- Fruit
- red, medium
- Weight
- 6-10 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
Bred by Joe Bratka of New Jersey and named for the country singer. A reliable, crack-resistant red producer that behaves like a hybrid while staying open-pollinated.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 78-82 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
| Fruit weight | 6-10 oz | Typical range for the cultivar, as a consensus across the cited sources. Not a measured mean from any single crop: fruit weight varies with season, spacing and where on the plant the fruit set. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- heirloom
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70-75 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
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75-80 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Marion
75-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Paragon
75-80 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Wisconsin 55
75-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Abraham Lincoln
77-87 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog