2016 Heirloom Tomato Descriptions Descriptions and pictures from seed catalogs and internet sources

USA-WISCONSIN VERY PRODUCTIVE AMISH HEIRLOOM. BLOCKY ROMA-TYPE TOMATOES HAVE DELICIOUS RED FLESH. PERFECT FOR PASTE, CANNING OR FRESH EATING. PRODUCES 6-12 OZ. RED CORELESS FRUIT WITH OUTSTANDING FLAVOR. OXHEART TO ALMOST TEARDROP- SHAPED. Amish Paste

AN HEIRLOOM FROM THE USA A ROMA, PLUM SHAPED TOMATO THESE GORGEOUS ROBUST TOMATOES ARE GREAT FOR FRESH EATING AS WELL AS FOR PASTES AND SAUCES BECAUSE OF THEIR MEATY CENTERS, VERY FEW SEEDS AND LITTLE CORE ARE VERY SOLID AND FRAGRANT WITH A RICH, WELL-BALANCED TASTE Amos

UNUSUAL VARIETY WAS DEVELOPED BY PASCAL MOREAU, A HORTICULTURIST FROM BELGIUM. MULTI-COLORED, SMOOTH FRUIT (GREEN, YELLOW AND PURPLE MIX) WEIGH ABOUT 1 1/2 LBS. THE FLESH IS BRIGHT GREEN WITH DEEP RED STREAKS. SUPERB FLAVOR, BEING BOTH SWEET AND SMOKY WITH A HINT OF CITRUS. HEAVY YIELD Ananas Noire

POLAND VARIETY "RIGID STEM" HABIT DOESN'T REQUIRE STAKING OR PRUNING. HANDSOME POTATO-LEAF VINES ARE VERY PRODUCTIVE, YIELDING 3-6 OZ FRUIT. SMOOTH AND BLEMISH-FREE & GOOD FOR IN POTS THE FRUITS ARE WELL FLAVORED AND EXCELLENT FOR SLICING, CANNING, SAUCES OR PASTE DETERMINATE Betalux

BEAVERLODGE RESEARCH CENTER IN CANADA. HIGH YIELDING, 1.5 INCH FRUIT WITH ALMOST MORE FRUIT THAN LEAVES! EXTREMELY COMPACT PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKET OR PATIO CONTAINER. EARLY! (55 DAYS) RICH AND BALANCED FLAVOR. TRULY A GREAT COMBINATION OF EARLINESS, SIZE, PRODUCTIVITY, AND QUALITY. Beaverlod ge

RUSSIAN HEIRLOOM. SMALL PLANTS PRODUCE MEDIUM- SIZED BROWNISH-PINK FRUITS WITH OLIVE GREEN SHADING. WELL MARBLED FLESH IS ATTRACTIVE WHEN BLANCHED AND PEELED. RICH FLAVOR. POTATO LEAF FOLIAGE. DETERMINATE Black Sea Man

AN HEIRLOOM FROM THE USA PRODUCES NINE 3-4 OZ FRUITS PER CLUSTER, HAS A POTATO LEAF, & RIPEN IN LESS THEN 8 WEEKS TOMATOES ARE A DEEP RED COLOR BOTH INSIDE AND OUT GREAT VARIETY TO HAVE SO YOU HAVE SOME TOMATOES WHILE WAITING FOR LATER VARIETIES TO PRODUCE RICH FLAVOR FOR EATING AND CANNING OR FREEZING THE SURPLUS Bloody Butcher

AN HEIRLOOM VARIETY FROM THE USA. THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY COUNTRY SINGER. PLANT PRODUCES HEAVY YIELDS OF 10 OZ RED TOMATOES. TOMATOES HAVE THE OLD FASHIONED TOMATO FLAVOR AND TURN TO RED WHEN MATURE. CRACK AND DISEASE RESISTANT. Box Car Willie

USA BURPEE HYBRID THESE FLAVORFUL TOMATOES CAPTURE THE FLAVOR OF THE BRANDYWINE HEIRLOOM TOMATO BUT ARE MORE DISEASE-RESISTANT, BIGGER, AND EASIER TO GROW 3-5” AND OZ TOMATOES HAVE A SOFT TEXTURE, THIN SKINS, AND EXCEPTIONAL TANGY-SWEET TASTE Brandy Boy

NEW INTRODUCTION FROM KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIAN. RICH, SWEET TASTE AND RASPBERRY-RED COLOR MAKE THESE 1-LB, FLATTENED GLOBES PERFECT FOR SLICING. VERY PRODUCTIVE Brave General

A PENNSYLVANIA HEIRLOOM PRODUCE A UNIQUE INDIGO BLUE 1-2 OZ TOMATO THEY ARE DISEASE RESISTANT, HIGH YIELD AND THE TOMATOES KEEP WELL INDIGO COLORING IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A HIGH CONTENT OF NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS Chestnut Chocolat e

USA AN EARLY PASTE TYPE HEIRLOOM, HUGE BRIGHT RED PLUM. 3 1/2 X 5", 10 OZ. VERY SWEET. VERY SIMILAR TO OPALKA IN PRODUCTION AND TASTE Fat Mama

USA PRODUCTIVE PLANTS LOADED WITH 7" LONG RED PASTE TOMATOES. RICH FULL FLAVOR AND FEW SEEDS. EXCELLENT FOR PROCESSING-DENSE INSIDE FLESH. ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR SALSA. SIMILAR TO OLPAKA Federle

LIGHT, CREAMY-YELLOW, ALMOST WHITE FRUIT HAVE SUPERB TASTE AND TEXTURE! TASTE IS COMPLEX, WITH ITS SPICY, SWEET, AND VERY FRUITY FLAVOR. THE FRUIT ARE SMALL, AROUND 2", AND THE SKIN IS SLIGHTLY FUZZY LIKE A PEACH! THIS IOWA HEIRLOOM IS NAMED AFTER THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER. Garden Peach

ORIGINATED IN GERMANY THE FRUIT ARE THE SIZE OF A SMALL EGG, VIBRANT PINK, SUGAR SWEET, AND BEGGING TO BE EATEN. PERFECTLY SIZED FOR SALADS OR PUTTING IN THE LUNCHBOX! RESISTANT TO SPLITTING German Lunchbox

FAMILY HEIRLOOM FROM GERMANY. BIG, FLAVORFUL 1-LB FRUIT ARE SHAPED LIKE A GIANT, RED STRAWBERRY. THESE BEAUTIFUL TOMATOES ARE LOADED WITH A RICH, SWEET FLAVOR. WITH SOLID FLESH AND ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SEEDS. THEY ARE GREAT FOR CANNING AND SANDWICHES. SUPERIOR TASTING TOMATO German Red Strawberr y

USA MEATY, THICK, GOLDEN-ORANGE SKIN WITH A MILD TOMATO FLAVOR. POPULAR IN HOME GARDENS. A MEDIUM SIZE BEEFSTEAK WITH LOW ACIDITY AND HIGH VITAMIN C CONTENT. THE TOMATO FRUITS ARE PRODUCED IN A HEAVY YIELD VINES. Golden Jubilee

USA BI-COLOR HEIRLOOM: BRILLIANT YELLOW COLOR WITH RED MARBLING. VERY LARGE WITH A RICH, SWEET FLAVOR. BEAUTIFUL WHEN SLICED. MILD-FLAVORED, BEEFSTEAK-TYPE FRUITS WEIGH 1 TO 2 LBS. APIECE, AND ARE COLORED A MOST UNUSUAL ORANGE- YELLOW, STREAKED AND MOTTLED IN ATTRACTIVE SHADES OF RED AND PINK Hillbilly- Flame

THE PA WASHINGTON BOROUGH TOMATO VARIETY A LONG TIME FAVORITE AND INDUSTRY STANDARD TOMATO! JET STAR HYBRID HAS A HIGH SUGAR CONTENT THAT MASKS ACIDITY, THESE MEATY, GLOBE-SHAPED FRUITS ARE 6 TO 8 OUNCES AND PRODUCE IN ABUNDANCE IN MID-TO-LATE SUMMER. Jet Star

ENJOY THIS WONDER FROM NOVOSIBIRSK, SIBERIA. LARGE,HEART-SHAPED TOMATOES CAN GROW TO BECOME ONE POUND OR LARGER. GREAT SLICER OR CANNER THEY ARE DELICIOUS WITH A HONEY-LIKE SWEETNESS. THEY ARE NAMED FOR THE DIAMOND- ENCRUSTED, CORONATION CROWN THAT PETER THE GREAT WORE. Monomak h's Hat

DEVELOPED BY M.C. BYLES OF LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA AFTER CROSSING VARIETIES FOR 6 YEARS THIS BEAUTY WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 1940'S AFTER HE SOLD PLANTS FOR $1 EACH AND PAID OFF THE $6,000 MORTGAGE ON HIS HOUSE LARGE, SMOOTH, 1-LB. PINK FRUIT HAVE A DELICIOUS, RICH, SWEET TASTE. Mortgage Lifter

New Big Dwarf USA CROSS BETWEEN A ‘PONDEROSA’ AND A ‘DWARF CHAMPION’ THIS 2’-3’ DWARF PLANT PRODUCES LOTS OF LARGE 1 POUND SLIGHTLY FLATTENED, DEEP PINK TOMATOES GREAT FOR PATIO GARDENING IN POTS

USA AN ACIDIC TOMATO THAT IS GREAT FOR CANNING RESISTANT TO BLOSSOM END-ROT AS WELL AS EARLY AND LATE BLIGHT AND WILT EARLY PRODUCING PLANT GOURMET QUALITY FLESH WITH A FINE EVEN TEXTURE Old Brooks

BROUGHT TO AMSTERDAM, NY AROUND 1900 FROM POLAND. PHENOMENAL SET OF RED 3" BY 5" OBLONG TOMATOES, EXCELLENT FRESH FLAVOR. VERY FEW SEEDS, GREAT TOMATO FOR PROCESSING. ALSO GOOD FOR CANNING, SAUCES AND EVEN FRESH EASTING! FRUITS HOLD WELL ON VIGOROUS VINES. Opalk a

USA INTRODUCTION IN THE EARLY '50S BY GLECKLER SEEDSMEN. ONE OF THEIR MOST DISEASE RESISTANT VARIETIES. BRIGHT RED, 3 1/2 INCH GLOBE SHAPED FRUIT IS FIRM WITH A WONDERFUL FLAVOR. STRONG, INDETERMINATE VINES PRODUCE RELIABLY IN MOST CLIMATES. NATURALLY DISEASE AND CRACK RESISTANT. Peron

AN HEIRLOOM VARIETY FROM THE USA. IT IS A LARGE PLANT THAT PRODUCES GOOD YIELDS. THE TOMATOES WEIGH AROUND TWO POUNDS. YELLOW TOMATOES WITH RED STREAKS BOTH ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. THE TOMATO HAS A SWEET AND FRUITY FLAVOR. PLANT BEARS AN ABUNDANT CROP ALL SEASON LONG. Pineappl e

WILD BOAR FARMER BRAD GATES, CALIFORNIA, SAYS IT IS THE "BEST YELLOW I HAVE EVER HAD." WHILE MOST "YELLOW" TOMATOES ARE ACTUALLY ORANGE, THIS IS A TRUE YELLOW THAT STARTS OFF YELLOW WITH GREEN STRIPES THAT RIPEN TO GOLD. MEDIUM SIZED, SLIGHTLY FLATTENED BEEFSTEAKS HAVE SWEET TOMATO FLAVOR WITH HINTS OF CITRUS. Pork Chop

ORIGINALLY FROM EAST GERMANY GROWN BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH AS EARLY AS 'RIESENTRAUBE' TRANSLATES FROM THE GERMAN AS "GIANT BUNCH OF GRAPES". OUTSTANDING FEATURES IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF FLOWERS PRODUCED PER CLUSTER (UP TO 350 FLOWERS!). THE CHERRY-SIZED TOMATOES ARE APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OZ. DISTINCTIVE RED FRUITS HAVE A ROUNDED PEAR SHAPE WITH SHARP POINTED END. VINE GROWTH IS COMPACT, HIGHLY BRANCHED, WITH GOOD FOLIAGE COVER FOR DEVELOPING FRUITS. EXCELLENT SALAD TOMATO, GREAT FOR SNACKS. Riesentra ube

ITALIAN HEIRLOOM SLICES LOOK LIKE RED-PETALED FLOWERS (ROSSO MEANS “RED”). STRIKING CRAYFISH RED COSTOLUTA (RIBBED) FRUITS WEIGH UP TO 6 OUNCES. THIN SKINNED FIRM FLESH IS PERFECT FOR MAKING TOMATO SAUCE-GREAT CANNING! DETERMINATE Rosso Sicilian

ITALY THIS IS A NEWER SELECTION OF THIS FAMOUS ITALIAN COOKING TOMATO. LONG, CYLINDRICAL FRUIT ARE FILLED WITH THICK, DRY FLESH AND FEW SEEDS. THIS HEAVY PRODUCING VARIETY IS A STANDARD FOR MANY ITALIAN FARMERS AND CHEFS. USED IN SAUCES AND FOR CANNING. San Marzano 2

USA PRODUCES A 6-10 OUNCE BEEFSTEAK THAT IS RED WITH GOLD STRIPES HAS SUPERB FLAVOR, GOOD PRODUCTION AND SCAB RESISTANCE. VERY MEATY FLESH WITH A SWEET RED TOMATO FLAVOR Solar Flare

ORIGINATED IN WESTTOWN, PA AND BRED BY DR. HAROLD E. MARTIN. BLACK BRANDYWINE WAS A CROSS BETWEEN BRANDYWINE AND THE ORIGINAL BROWN BEEFSTEAK TOMATO GREAT-TASTING TOMATO THAT IS EXTRA LARGE IN SIZE AND FULL OF THE DEEP, EARTHY AND SWEET FLAVOR THAT HAS MADE BLACKISH-PURPLE TOMATOES SO POPULAR. SOME FRUITS TENDED TO CRACK, HEAVY YIELD WITH VIGOROUS PLANTS. SUPERIOR FOR SALSA AND COOKING. True Black Brandywi ne