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[[File:wapsipiniconpeach2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Wapsipinicon Peach'. © Kristin C.]]
 
[[File:wapsipiniconpeach2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Wapsipinicon Peach'. © Kristin C.]]
  
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:BC_CR_K|Kristin]]
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'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]] (2010), [[:Category:BC_CR_K|Kristin]] (2013)
  
 
'''Year:''' 2010, 2013
 
'''Year:''' 2010, 2013
  
'''Seed Source:''' Seed bank stock.
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'''Accession:''' 64
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'''Seed Source:''' Seed bank stock. Original seed received from private donor.
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'''Comments:'''
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!style="background:#d9f1d5;" width="100"|2010
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|width="750" align="left" style="background:#d9f1d5;" | Small, ping pong sized fruit, approximately 1.5" in diameter. Very light yellow fruit with a slight fuzz on its skin. Very sweet with low acidity. Moderate production (heat might be a factor in low production).
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==Plant Growth Observations==
 
==Plant Growth Observations==
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'''Skin colour:''' Yellow
 
'''Skin colour:''' Yellow
  
'''Flesh colour:''' yellow
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'''Flesh colour:''' Yellow
  
 
'''Fruit Shape:''' Globular
 
'''Fruit Shape:''' Globular
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'''Fruit Firmness:'''  
 
'''Fruit Firmness:'''  
  
'''Fruit Set:'''  
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'''Fruit Set:''' Moderate
  
 
'''Average Fruit Diameter:''' 1.5"
 
'''Average Fruit Diameter:''' 1.5"
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==History==
 
==History==
* Bred by Dennis Schlicht who named it after the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa.
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* Originated in 1890 by Elbert S. Carman, it was then known as White Peach. Seed was given to Dennis Schlicht by a studen, who renamed it after the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa.
  
  

Latest revision as of 08:54, 6 April 2015

Tomato 'Wapsipinicon Peach' on the vine. ©Kelly
Tomato 'Wapsipinicon Peach'. © Kristin C.

Grower: Kelly (2010), Kristin (2013)

Year: 2010, 2013

Accession: 64

Seed Source: Seed bank stock. Original seed received from private donor.

Comments:

2010 Small, ping pong sized fruit, approximately 1.5" in diameter. Very light yellow fruit with a slight fuzz on its skin. Very sweet with low acidity. Moderate production (heat might be a factor in low production).


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling

Plant size: 4ft

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Good

Maturity: Mid

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Yellow

Flesh colour: Yellow

Fruit Shape: Globular

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness:

Fruit Set: Moderate

Average Fruit Diameter: 1.5"

Average Fruit Length: 1.5"

Average Fruit Weight:

Other Observations

  • Low acid
  • Slight fuzz on skin

History

  • Originated in 1890 by Elbert S. Carman, it was then known as White Peach. Seed was given to Dennis Schlicht by a studen, who renamed it after the Wapsipinicon River in Iowa.