Wisconsin 901 is classified as a cigar binder though may also be used as a filler or as a pipe tobacco blend.
It produces large leaves, has a tight upright columnar form and matures in 55-60 days.
Used for cigars and pipes.
Wisconsin 901
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White Mammoth
White Mammoth is a bright leaf tobacco that grows quick and matures very early at only 50-55 days.
It grows 4/12 feet with leaves 2′ long and 1′ wide.
Suckering is low and the leaves cure easily. A good choice for short growing seasons.
Used for cigarettes and pipes.
Sherazi
Sherazi is a Turkish variety grown in Iran.
The leaves tend to be small but abundant.
It is prized for its flavor and aroma, and is usually sun cured, it matures in about 60 days.
Used for cigarettes and pipes.
Russian Red
This is an unclassified tobacco. It grows to around 3 feet in height and has very dark green leaves.
It produces a fair amount of tobacco, but its most striking feature is its large magenta red flowers which contrast against the deep green leaves.
A good dual purpose plant.
Used for cigars and pipes.
Pennsylvania Red
Pennsylvania Red is a rich full flavored tobacco and a long time favorite of cigar makers as a filler or binder.
It grows to 5 feet in height and has very large long deep colored leaves reaching 3′ in length.
A very good producer that matures in 65-70 days.
The leaves cure to a deep reddish brown.
Used for cigars.
Maryland
A medium flavored Maryland type tobacco that grows to 6 feet in height and produces very large leaves to 36″ long and 18″ wide.
It air cures to a light reddish brown color.
Maryland tobacco is commonly used as a blender. Matures in 55-60 days.
Used for cigarettes and pipes.
Little Dutch
Little Dutch is an heirloom variety dating back to the 1880’s.
It is sweet aromatic tobacco used in pipe blends and as a cigar wrapper.
It grow to around 3′ in height and has narrow leaves growing up to 30″ long.
The long narrow leaves also make an excellent cigar wrapper. It matures in only 45 days and is a good choice for container growing.
Used for cigars and pipes.
Gold Dollar
Gold Dollar is a heirloom bright leaf that grow to 4 1/2 feet in height with leaves over 2 feet long.
An early maturing variety that ripens in 50-55 days. Air cures to a light brown.
Used for cigarettes and pipes.
Del Gold
Developed in Canada by crossing wild Rustica tobacco with two popular American varieties, Hicks Broad-leaf and Virginia 115.
The result is a high-yielding, high-nicotine cultivar. It grows to 5 feet and produces large, wide, heavy grade light green leaves.
Del Gold is one of the best known varieties for commercial tobacco production. Matures in 70-75 days.
Used for cigarettes and pipes.
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Costello
Costello is a bright leaf variety imported by the USA from Columbia in 1967.
It grows to a height of 5-6 feet with closely spaced leaves. Plant form is an inverted cone.
Matures in 60-65 days. Ripens evenly and is easy to cure whether primed or hung whole. Has a high nicotine content at 24mg/g of dried leaf. Mild flavored.
Used in pipes, cigars and cigarettes.