Little Dutch

Little Dutch är en mycket gammal sort som hängt med i många generationer ända från 1880-talet. En söt aromatisk tobak som används i piptobaksblandningar och som inlaga till cigarrer. Plantan blir ca 92cm hög och har smala blad som blir 76cm långa. De långa smala bladen är också utmärkta som omslag till cigarrer. Bladen är mogna för skörd redan efter 45dagar och är ett utmärkt val för krukodling.

'Little Dutch' tobacco plants grow to about three feet in height. It is very early maturing and because of its compact size, is a good choice for container gardening. Its leaves are very long and narrow and once properly cured and fermented, have a distinctive, sweet aroma said to resemble 'Yara' tobacco grown in Eastern Cuba.[1]

Primarily used in pipe blends and as binders and fillers for cigars. 'Little Dutch' was once very popular in the Miami Valley of Ohio, and to a limited extent in Pennsylvania,[1] but has long been dropped from commercial production.

An old heirloom variety predating the 1880’s rumored to have come from Germany. A somewhat squat plant like the Zimmerman Spanish, growing about 4 feet tall, it stands up in the garden well without staking, and also does very well in tubs for growers with small amounts of space, probably one of the best we have tried at growing in pots.
I consider this the best tobacco for cigar wrapper leaf, or at least tied with Small Stalk Black Mammoth. The long, narrow, thick leaves are perfect for wrapping, and color well as they age.