Buttrum's Majesty
 

Has anyone heard of this variety?? I discovered it at the Hamilton Ontario, Farmers Market. It is a variety sold by Buttrum's Farms, which has been in the area since the turn of the 20th century. According to the vendor it has been grown by the Buttrum family since they started farming.
The tomato is a medium to large round/beefstake red. Flavour, this year, which has been very wet in southern Ontario, is somewhat sweet and a bit bland.

Alex

[quote=velikipop;142928]Has anyone heard of this variety?? I discovered it at the Hamilton Ontario, Farmers Market. It is a variety sold by Buttrum's Farms, which has been in the area since the turn of the 20th century. According to the vendor it has been grown by the Buttrum family since they started farming.
The tomato is a medium to large round/beefstake red. Flavour, this year, which has been very wet in southern Ontario, is somewhat sweet and a bit bland.

Alex[/quote]

I have not.

There are some Ontario papers which lists Buttrums:

1. 1904: Mary Buttrum of Hamilton was awarded with a teaching certificate.

2. 1909: Robert and John Buttrum is on the expense account for Hamilton's Hospital for Insane (they apparently sold the institution a total of 8 cows).

3. Harold and Hugh Buttrum of Hamilton enlisted for WWI military service.

Nothing about tomatoes, sorry. Buttrum's Majesty may be a new variety but it's also possible it's a relabeled variety too.

Stven,

Thanks, I do know that the original farm was located where McMaster University is now. I suspect it is a commercial variety that has been re-named.


Alex

[quote=velikipop;143113]Stven,

Thanks, I do know that the original farm was located where McMaster University is now. I suspect it is a commercial variety that has been re-named.


Alex[/quote]

Here's a blurb on the old Buttrum clan - pic included...

I have to believe the tomatoes have been handed down thru the generations but the name has been lost, so they probably call it Majesty as it's one of the best tomatoes they grow. You could always ask the family if you could go to their farm and take a few snapshots of the tomato & vine and see if Craig and/or Carolyn can identify it. Who knows...they may an extinct variety.

Steve