• 'Big Gem' tobacco leaf.
  • 'Big Gem' tobacco plant.
  • 'Big Gem' tobacco flowers.
  • A hand of air-cured 'Big Gem' tobacco.
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Big Gem Tobacco

Big Gem Tobacco

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Certified Natural Grown

Big Gem
Nicotiana tabacum L
[ Approximately 100 seeds per packet ]


'Big Gem' plants grow up to seven feet tall producing large leaves that reach eighteen inches wide by thirty inches long. Historically flue-cured, it air-cures to a light brown color. Historically used for cigarettes and pipe blends.

'Big Gem' was sent to us by tobacco variety preservationist David Pendergrass of Tennessee, whose original sample was USDA accession number PI 552343.
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Tobacco plants are very interesting, ornamental, and have uses apart from consumption. This section of the website is intended for the historical and informational purposes of thinking adults. Anyone who has been raised since the turn of the 20th century already knows that tobacco can be addictive and can contribute to various medical ailments. If you do not smoke, it would seem illogical to start. We in no way encourage people to use any form of tobacco product.

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