Delicious
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum · introduced 1964
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 77-90 days
- Fruit
- red, beefsteak
- Weight
- 16-48 oz
- Bred by
- W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Origin & history
Burpee's giant-fruited 1964 release, selected from Beefsteak, the variety behind Gordon Graham's 1986 world-record 7-pound 12-ounce tomato.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 77-90 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
| Fruit weight | 16-48 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
Aker's West Virginia
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Beefsteak
85-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Cuostralee
80-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Neves Azorean Red
80-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Red Brandywine
80-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Trophy
80-85 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Burpee catalog · W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Seed Catalog
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog