Wilpena

Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Use/Type: Dwarf

Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project

OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017

Release Date: 1/27/2017

Bred for Organic Systems: Yes

Commercial Availability: Yes

Variety Type: Finished Variety

Description

Wilpena originated from a cross between Budai Torpe and Stump of the World made by Patrina Nuske Small in 2005 named Sleepy F1. Wilpena is ​an early to mid-season rugose potato leaf dwarf with excellent yields of medium 5 – 8oz oblate red fruit, smooth tender and delicious. Plants reach around a metre+ / 3-4 ft by end of season. This variety was selected and named by Patrina. The Wilpena Pound is a huge natural mountainous amphitheatre in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

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