Earliana
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum · introduced 1900
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 58-68 days
- Fruit
- red, medium
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
Introduced around 1900 from a selection by George Sparks of New Jersey, Earliana was the commercial early tomato of its era and pushed the first ripe fruit of the season weeks ahead of the standard varieties.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 58-68 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
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
- open-pollinated
Legend
68-70 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Moskvich
60-65 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
New Yorker
60-66 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Siberian
55-60 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Siletz
52-57 days · Determinate
- 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.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog