Luther Burbank Autograph

Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's developments included those of fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed (but did not create) a spineless cactus (useful for cattle-feed) and the plumcot. More about Luther Burbank

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Current items with a signature of Luther Burbank

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thumbnailLUTHER BURBANK - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT TWICE SIGNED 10/06/1923$700.00logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Signed Autographed 1.75 X 3.25 Card Full JSA Letter 2$229.99logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Signed Autographed 3 X 5 Card - JSA Authenticated$239.99logo
Burbank's most successful strains and varieties included the Shasta daisy, the fire poppy (note possible confusion with the California wildflower, Papaver californicum, which is also called a fire poppy), the "July Elberta" peach, the "Santa Rosa" plum, the "Flaming Gold" nectarine, the "Wickson" plum (named after the agronomist Edward J. Wickson), the freestone peach, and the white blackberry. A natural genetic variant of the Burbank potato with russet-colored skin later became known as the russet Burbank potato. This large, brown-skinned, white-fleshed potato has become the world's predominant potato in food processing. The Russet Burbank potato was in fact invented to help with the devastating situation in Ireland following the Great Famine. This particular potato variety was created by Burbank to help "revive the country's leading crop" as it is slightly late blight-resistant. Late blight is a disease that spread and destroyed potatoes all across Europe, but caused extreme chaos in Ireland due to the high dependency on potatoes as a crop by the Irish.

Born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, Burbank grew up on a farm and received only a high school education in Lancaster County Academy. The thirteenth of fifteen children, he enjoyed the plants in his mother's large garden. His father died when he was 18 years old, and Burbank used his inheritance to buy a 17-acre (69,000 m2) plot of land near Lunenburg center. There, he developed the Burbank potato. Burbank sold the rights to the Burbank potato for $150 ($3,997 in 2022 dollars) and used the money to travel to Santa Rosa, California, in 1875. Later, a natural vegetative sport (that is, an aberrant growth that can be reproduced reliably in cultivation) of Burbank potato with russetted skin was selected and named Russet Burbank potato. Today, the Russet Burbank potato is the most widely cultivated potato in the United States. The potato is popular because it doesn't expire as easily as other types of potatoes. A large percentage of McDonald's french fries are made from this cultivar. Read even more about Luther Burbank at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Luther Burbank

The most expensive item with a signature of Luther Burbank (Luther Burbank Prominent Botanist & Agricultural Pioneer [TLS] Signed Letter) was sold in June 2016 for $375.00 while the cheapest item (Luther Burbank Autographed Signed rare Pioneer in Agricultural Science) found a new owner for $7.00 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2015 with an average selling price of $169.99 for an autographed item of Luther Burbank. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2018 with $275.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.00 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Luther Burbank is worth $89.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Luther Burbank were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1919 ORIGINAL LUTHER BURBANK SIGNED Letter To Santa Rosa Chamber Of Commerce $113.61logo
thumbnail1922 Luther Burbank Typed Letter Signed Discussing a Plant Genus$275.00logo
thumbnail1923 Luther Burbank Signed Photo With First Edition Book Partner Of Nature$349.99logo
thumbnailFramed Picture & Autograph Luther Burbank Botanist Horticulturalist Signature$85.00logo
thumbnailLuther BURBANK († 1926) - American botanist - RARE signed autograph + Photo$99.99logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank - Signature of the Botanist/Agricultural Scientist$75.00logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Hand Signed Card....Botanist...Pioneer In Agricultural Science.$89.88logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Prominent Botanist & Agricultural Pioneer [TLS] Signed Letter $375.00logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Prominent Botanist & Agricultural Pioneer Autograph 'Rare' Card$150.00logo
thumbnailLuther Burbank Signed Autographed 1.67 x 3 Card Full JSA Letter 3$219.99logo