Thanks @Patihum for the information. I'm glad I saved seeds from this particular tomato.
@eyolf, if you send Dale seeds, you should document the provenance as well as you can (name of source, country of origin). If nothing else, it's provenance future growers will appreciate. And, even if it is a seed or plant freely given/donated (as in this case), I do think that if it's a seed or plant that resulted from some individual/local/indigenous effort to select for particular traits, then its originators should be acknowledged and honored. That would be true whether the seed or plant came from overseas or from someone in the US whose family has been developing or stewarding it for years, maybe generations.
Some companies (like Fedco) are making the effort to do this, even if in retrospect, and even if the connection is only the use of a native American name for a variety not developed by a native American.
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