Northwest Tobacco Seeds Providing nicotiana seeds at wholesale prices for retail distributors and growers world wide Tobaccos

Northwest Tobacco Seeds Providing nicotiana seeds at wholesale prices for retail distributors and growers world wide Tobaccos, Rusticas and Ornamentals
Nostrano del Brenta is a remarkable heirloom cigar wrapper variety from the Brenta Valley of Northern Italy. The plant is a vigorous grower that reaches a height of 5 feet to the crows foot. It produces large leaves 24 inches long and 18-20 inches wide, with an average of 18 leaves per plant. Maturity is reached in 60-65 days. Often color curing to deep maduro or oscuro wrappers, both with a mild taste and aroma. There is an Italian commercial cigar named, "Nostrano del Brenta," made from this variety. [Shortly after the first journey of Columbus to the New World (during the 1500s), tobacco was introduced into the Brenta River Valley of Italy. This variety may be considered a landrace that has been relatively stable for over 500 years.] There were 3 sub-varieties: Cuchetto, Avanino (little Havana) and Avanone (Campesano). All three of these were lost forever during the 1960s. Only a hybrid variant, known specifically as "Nostrano Gentile" is still cultivated. This is that variety.