Tennessee Red Leaf a flue cured variety?

[marksman01]

Can you flue cure "Tennessee Red Leaf"? The description seems to be rather vague so it has me questioning it. I've also seen references to this tobacco as a cigar or fronto variety?

TA116 - Tennessee Red Leaf - "A fast growing, high yielding tobacco with large leaves that cure to a red color, excellent cigarette and pipe blend."

Does the group have a recommended seed company for flue-cured varieties? My kiln is ready to go, so I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row for next year.

Thanks in advance,

 

[deluxestogie]

USDA ARS-GRIN has no record of such a variety.

From Northwood Seeds:
"Tennessee Red Leaf is an heirloom burley. The plant reaches 5 to 6 feet in height to the crows foot with 18-22 leaves closely spaced up the stalk. The leaves are long and pointed averaging 22 to 26 inches in length and 12 to 14 inches in width. Blooming occurs in 60 to 65 days with the dark green leafs turning a light yellow green when ripe. The leaf cures to a reddish brown color."

So, it likely should be air-cured, rather than flue-cured.

Bob

 

[DaleB]

I’ve asked the same question, and have found answers varying between “No one knows” to flue cured to burley. Seedman.com, where I bought my seeds a few years ago, simply said, “A fast growing, high yielding tobacco with large leaves that cure to a red color, excellent cigarette and pipe blend.” No one else that I could find had that variety at the time.

Now it’s listed as a Burley.

 

[DaleB]

Tennessee Red Leaf

I found a packet of Tennessee Red seed I ordered from Seedman some time ago. His website lists it with "pipe tobacco" varieties, but I'm not sure what type it is. Is it a Burley? Dark VA? Flue cure? Anyone out there have experience with this one?

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[deluxestogie]

Here is @polygon55's listing, which is possibly the original source for Northwood Seeds.

"Tennessee Redleaf
Cigarette-pipe variety. Seeds were obtained from Sweden. There is no special information about the variety. The period from planting to flowering is 72-80 days. The flower is red. The shape of the plant is conical. The height of the bush is about 1.2 m. The leaf is dark green, sessile, the neck is narrow, the leaf blade is elliptical. The number of leaves is 20-22.
Classification: Western classification Flue-cured (FC)"

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