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George M Sinclair, 8 Provost Park, Auchtermuchty, Fife KY14 7DT
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CONSERVATION POTATOES

Conservation varieties are generally old varieties that have only survived in either enthusiast's collections, National collections or as genetic material held by plant breeders. None of them are on the EU Common Catalogue of potato varieties. Most of them would be ineligible as they would fail the test on some minor point such as Red Flesh, russeted skin or whatever. Taste, interesting appearance of skin or flesh are not taken into account!

We currently have the following varieties in commercial production:
Highland Brugandy Red Date unknown
Early Maincrop?

Red to Russet skin with burgundy flesh surrounded by a narrow white band. Colour remains after cooking. Fluffy texture with mildly sweet taste.
Shetland Black 1900
Maincrop 		Blue/black skin with yellow flesh surrounded by a purple ring. Very floury and best cooked in skin. Probably bred in Shetland some time before it was collected in 1900.
Fortyfold 1836
Maincop

Purple skin with white blotches and white flesh. Irregular shape with good general cooking quality. Originally from Lancashire.
Salad Blue Pre 1900
Early Maincrop?		 Both skin and flesh are very blue. Colour retained on cooking.
Witch Hill 1881
Second Early		 Attractive white oval tubers. Said to be one of the best eating quality potatoes.
Peachbloom 1920 Early Maincrop
 
Blue Kestrel 1996! Second Early
 
Mr Little's Yeltholm Gypsy ????
 
Kepplestone Kidney 1920 Early Maincrop
 
Skerry Blue 1846 Maincrop
 
Purple-Eyed Seedling 1970?
 

 

Please contact us for a full list of what could be available or if you have a variety in mind we can try and source it. If it is not available but you have a few tubers we might be able to get them sanitised and produce mini-tubers from resultant cultures!

For further information on Conservation varieties please go to
www.heritage-potatoes.co.uk

Please call 01337 828645 or email george@specialistpotatoes.co.uk

   

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