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About Our Seeds

At the Tobacco Seed Company, we don’t sell any type of tobacco seed. We search out and find the best varieties for smokers and we find the most reputable tobacco farmers to source us.

Our selection of seeds is the product of years of research and experience into identifying and acquiring the most popular types of tobacco most favored by today’s smokers.

All seeds are guaranteed to be 100% virus free and have been certified by US and UK plant health inspectorates.

None of our tobacco seeds are Genetically Modified.

Turkish Bafra

picnotavailableTurkish tobacco often used in pipe tobacco blends and cigarettes.

Columnar plant growing to 5 feet. Mature in 50 days.

Cures a medium brown. Has a very low nicotine content.

Used for cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

Connecticut Broad Leaf

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Connecticut Broad-leaf is a fast maturing cigar wrapper tobacco.

It grows to 4 feet in height with dark green leaves to 30″ long and 16″ wide. It matures in only 45-50 days.

Used for cigars and pipes.

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White Mammoth

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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.

Russian Red

Russian Red tobacco plants
Russian Red tobacco plants

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 tobacco plants

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

Maryland Tobacco
Maryland Tobacco plants

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.

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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

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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.

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