2012 Tomato Varieties

 

	2012 Medium / Large Tomato Varieties
Amana Orange	Originally from the Amana Colonies in Iowa (a National Historic Landmark). A large, orange tomato that grows to about 1 lb, with a mild, pleasing taste. Beefsteak type.
Amazon Chocolate	Similar to Black Krim;  Distinctive winey, deep, smokey, rich taste and fabulous color.
Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red	Andrew Rahart lived north of New York City and collected seeds from the local immigrants; this is one of the varieties he collected many years ago. Produce heavy yields of deep red beefsteaks that average 1 lb. A great slicer that is very dense and meaty with exceptional taste and aroma.
Anna Russian	Tender, sweet and juicy fruits. Oxheart type with pinkish red, elongated fruits. Wispy plants. Very smooth flesh and outstanding flavor!
Arbuznyi	Stunning tomato showing a unique pattern of lines similar to watermelons, hence the name Arbuznyi (watermelon in Russian). Beautiful dark red-brownish fruits with green shoulders. Medium to large, beefsteak-style, flattened and slightly ribbed. Delicious, tender flesh. Sweet, aromatic flavor.
Arkansas Traveller	Developed by the University of Arkansas in 1970, this variety has become popular due to its dependability and wonderful flavour. Red, 5-7 oz fruits tolerate high heat & humidity; and are resistant to cracking & disease.
Armenian	A beautiful bicolor tomato from Armenia . The fruit average 1lb and are gold with red mottling inside. Nice taste.
Aunt Ruby's German Green	This old German heirloom is the only true large green "beefsteak" tomato in the trade. The 1 lb, juicy fruits have a zesty, sweet-spicy flavour.
Azoychka	A very productive Russian heirloom found at the Bird Market in Moscow . ("Azoychka" is a woman's name.). Smooth, 3-inch round, slightly flattened, yellow/orange tomatoes with a sweet citrusy flavor.
Basinga	A family heirloom whose origins are unknown, Basinga retains its bright lemon-yellow colour through to maturity. It produces up to 1 lb fruits with a mild, sweet taste.
Belmonte	Beautiful fluted tomato. We first grew this one in 2007 and brought it back because it was lovely to look at and delicious the eat.
Big Rainbow	A gold/red bi-colour beefsteak.
Black Giant	Big, purple-black fruit are a favourite of tomato lovers who rave about its fantastic flavour - the perfect blend of acid and sugars makes it really stand out; highly delicious.
Black Krim	Medium sized dark red-brown fruits that sometimes have green shoulders. Excellent smoky/salty flavour. Great in salads or straight off the vine. From the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea .
Black Pineapple / Ananas Noir	This wonderful Belgian tomato variety (developed by Belgium horticulturist Pascal Moreau) is a true gem as it features extremely smooth fruit that feature a genuine kaleidoscope of colors. Sweet, smokey flavour with a touch of citrus.
Black Ruffle	Ugly heavily ribbed fruit. Very good taste.
Black Russian	Excellent taste. Very dark red/brown color; medium size, with thin skin.Oblate shape. From Soviet Union .
Carbon	Beautiful dark purple-brown tomato with olive coloured flesh. Productive. Fruits are very firm, and crack resistant.
Caro Rich	Developed by Purdue University and has a high beta carotene content. A large bushy plant producing bright orange 3-4" fruit.
Caspian Pink	Large, round pink fruits have great flavour and high yields. A good one.
Chateau Rose	Fine, sweet and flavourful pink-red French variety. Crack and blemish free. Very productive; excellent flavour. A positively beautiful tomato.
Cherokee Chocolate	A beautiful, 5" milk chocolate coloured tomato with a rich flavour.
Cherokee Purple	Pre-1890. Originally grown by the Cherokee, this tomato is large (12 oz) and dusty-rose in colour and has a rich, sweet taste.
Chianti Rose	Incredible flavor, delicious and bursting with taste. To be ranked up there with Brandywine and Prudens Purple. Beefsteak style tomato, medium to large, with deep pink-reddish skin.
Chocolate Stripes	A 3-4 inch, mahogany colored tomato with dark, olive green-striping (similar to black zebra). Fruits have delicious, complex, rich, sweet, earthy tomato flavors.
Copia	Unique fine-lined stripes of golden-yellow and candy-red make this tomato amazing to look at. Large beefsteaks average 12-16 oz with sweet, juicy meat and swirling color throughout.
Cosmonaut Volkov	This is a very old Ukrainian variety that was re-named in honour of the Russian cosmonaut who died coming back from a mission in 1971. The interesting medium-large sized red fruits are diverse in shape and size - some are flat, others round, others square-shaped. They all share, however, an excellent taste that has people raving and that regularly wins taste tests.
Costoluto Genovese	A Italian beefsteak heirloom  of huge (1-2 lbs.), red, blemish-free fruits that have intense, balanced flavors. Fruits are typically 4-inches across.
Cream Sausage	I love the look of these. They're 4 inches long and are a beautiful cream colour.
Cuban Black	Oblate 6 oz. reddish bronze fruit. Good taste and huge yields.
Cuostralee	This French heirloom tomato is huge (1-2 lbs) with a robust flavour. The fruits are deep red with ribbed shoulders and tend to be blemish-free.
Dad`s Sunset	Uniformly round, meaty, 10 -16 oz., golden-orange fruit (the color of the setting sun) . Slightly tart (yet sweet) flavor and good visual appeal.
Dagma's Perfection	A vigorous and abundant producer of medium-sized (3”, 12 oz.), slightly flattened, pale-yellow fruits with delicate, light red striping. Deliciously flavorful with overtones of tropical fruit and subtle hints of lime. Firm, juicy and elegant in the mouth, and jewel-like in appearance.
Djena Lee's Golden Girl	The 400 g smooth and medium sized fruits are yellow gold with an orange undertone. The flavor is delicious with a rich balance of sweetness and tanginess.
Dr. Lyle	Very large pink tomato that can reach up to 0,8 kg. Juicy. Praised flavor. From West Virginia , U.S.
Dr. Wyche's Yellow	There was an actual Dr. Wyche, who owned Cole Brothers’ Circus and fertilized his gardens with elephant manure. He apparently had the most luscious gardens that anyone had ever seen. He developed this particular cultivar and donated seeds to the Seed Saver Exchange.
Druzba	(aka 'Drushba', 'Druzhba') An old Bulgarian heirloom ('Druzhba' means "friendship" in Bulgarian), highly recommended by Dr. Carolyn Male. The 8 oz. dark red fruits that have a sweet-yet-tart flavour. Dr. Male considers it "one of the finest heirlooms available.
Duggin White	This rare heirloom was sent to Dorothy Beiswenger by Lloyd Duggin. The oblate creamy colored 6-10 oz fruit have good flavor, many find this to be their favorite white tomato.
Earl of Edgecomb	When the 6th Earl of Edgecombe died in the 1960's, the heir to the title of 7th Earl was a relative in New Zealand who was a sheep farmer at the time. When he traveled to England to claim the title, he brought this tomato with him.
Early Large Red	A very historic variety that was one of the most popular and best documented tomato varieties in North America prior to the Civil War. Fearing Burr in Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1865) wrote "From the time of the introduction of the tomato to its general use in this country, the Large Red was almost the only kind cultivated, or even commonly known." The red heavily lobed or scalloped fruit are flat and usually measure 2½-3" wide. The Early Large Red tomato is best used for cooking. A very beautiful and productive historic variety.
Emerald Evergreen	Medium-large olive green fruits ripen to a brighter shade of green with a golden tint. Great taste.
Eva Purple Ball	Originating from the Black Forest area of Germany . A delicious, medium-sized, perfectly spherical pink-purple tomato. This variety was brought to the U.S. from the Black Forest region of Germany in the late 1800s by the family of Joseph Bratka of Elmwood Park , New Jersey .
Evergreen	A large, green, beefsteak-type tomato that grows up to a pound in size and has a flavour that’s a nice balance between sweet and tangy. When mature, the skin turns to green with pale yellow highlights, but the meaty flesh stays green. Old commercial variety introduced in 1956 by Glecklers Seedmen of Metamora , Ohio .
Forme de Coeur	This wonderful heirloom originates from Quebec . The red heart shape fruit are medium size and produced in abundance. The fruit have great taste and are quite meaty. A great all purpose tomato that is early as well.
Garden Lime	A beefsteak-type tomato with green fruits that turn yellow-green when ripe. Good flavour.
German Golden Ribbed	Good yields of good sized orange tomatoes that are often heavily ribbed.
Gold Dust	Medium sized, globe-shaped, orange-skinned and fleshed tomatoes are very firmand smooth with good flavor. Very early, det., regular leaf, medium size orange yellow globe fruit, 4-8 oz. Kraft says outstanding new shrub tomato, very early, very recommendable! "Tangerine" version of Taxi, but firmer and larger.
Gold Medal	One of the favourites of famed tomato breeder Ben Quisenberry, this "new" heirloom has been around c.1976. Skin is smooth golden yellow with red radiating from the central bottom up. This bi-colour effect continues throughout the flesh, giving each slice a kaleidoscope effect.
Golden Danube	Huge, golden-yellow meaty tomato. Good for slicing or chopping to add colour (and flavour!) to salads.
Golden Jubilee	This is a large yellow-orange round beefsteak that is higher in Vitamin C and less in acid than most other varieties. It has a meaty interior with good flavour.This tomato variety was originally introduced in 1943 by the Wm. Henry Maule Seed Company of Philadelphia .
Golden Pineapple	Huge bicolor than can reach almost one kilogram. Looks like the Pineapple but it is more intensely colored. Orange-golden skin striped with red bands.
Golden Queen	a.k.a. Livingston 's Golden Queen. The 1900 Livingston seed catalog says: " Livingston 's Golden Queen. (introduced by us in 1882). "Queen of All the Yellows", and a real good yellow sort of first-class quality. Its superior flavor has brought it into general favor as a table fruit. It is solid, always smooth, entirely free from ridges, large in size, ripens early, and is the most beautiful yellow variety ever sent out. The larger and riper fruits are sometimes tingled with red at the blossom end. None excel it for eating raw or slicing. The handsome golden-yellow slices make a beautiful contrast in a dish with red sorts. It has very little acid, and the quality is excellent. Makes handsome rich preserves. "
Goldie	A very large golden-yellow fruit with excellent flavour. Said to be a yellow version of Giant Belgium.
Great White	Dating from the 1860’s, this American-bred heirloom is one of the largest white tomatoes, producing yields of 10—16 oz. creamy white, beefsteak-type fruits. The plant is very productive and the fruit is sweet and juicy, making it perfect for salads, sandwiches and fresh eating. Crack-resistant and very hardy.
Green	A medium to large tomato with yellow-green skin and green flesh.
Green Velvet	The skin is yellow and green and the flesh is a beautiful lime green. Wonderful flavour and huge yields.
Henderson 's Wins All	Introduced in 1924 as ‘Number 400’ and renamed Wins All as a result of a naming contest in 1925 by Peter Henderson. Wins All resulted as an improvement of the well known pink beefsteak Ponderosa. Wins All is a beautifully shaped flattened pink beefsteak with superb flavor. The fruit are large and average 1lb and up.
Hillbilly	An Ohio heirloom beefsteak originally from West Virginia producing 1-2 lb. huge, heavily-ribbed, orange-yellow fruit with red mottled skin and red streaks within. Very sweet, fruity flavors. Low acid.
Indian Stripe	A very old heirloom that is thought to be a distinct strain of Cherokee Purple. This variety was grown by Clyde Burson, who was in his 80’s, for as long as he could remember. Large fruit are purplish with green shoulders and occasional green striping. (The green striping is not present on most of the fruit produced.)
Indische Fleisch	East German heirloom. Big, chocolate colored fruits with green shoulders 7-10cm (3- 4”) across.
Italian Heirloom	An Italian heirloom that produces one-pound fruits that are round, red and full of rich-bodied flavour. Good for fresh eating and canning.
Japanese Black Trifele	Russian in origin. In Russia the Trifele varieties of tomatoes (of which there are several colors) are highly prized and command high prices. The 6 oz. fruit look like a beautiful mahogany-colored Bartlett pear with greenish shoulders.
Kellog's Breakfast	One of the best large, orange beefsteak tomatoes, with 1 lb fruits that are both meaty and juicy. The taste has been described as "blockbuster". Originating in Michigan , this tomato has been in the Darryl Kellogg family for decades.
Limmony	Bright yellow tomato with unique lemony taste. Ripe fruits show some pink markings. Large size. From Russia
Marizol Gold	A beautiful bicolor heirloom from Germany . Produces large amounts of huge 2 lb. gold and red marbled fruit. In most years the fruit are relatively crack free and the taste is delicious and juicy. A wonderful tomato that is beautiful sliced to show the red marbling inside.
Marmande	Medium-large, round, red fruits with pronounced tomato taste. From France .
Marvel Striped Orange	Originally from the Zapotec people. A large, deeply-lobed tomato with red streaks. Very sweet and with few seeds.
Meme Beauce	An excellent heirloom from Quebec . Meme Beauce produced beautiful large red tomatoes that also had good taste. The fruit were heavily ridged and flattened. The largest tomato weighed in at 3 lbs.
Mennonite	A meaty beefsteak type tomato with very small seed cavities. An excellent slicing tomato with orangey colour and sweet flavour.
	A very rare heirloom variety from Moldova . The healthy plants produce 10-12 ounce green beefsteak fruit. The lime green flesh is sweet with a refreshing taste.
Montreal Tasty	Heirloom from Quebec with bright red fruits revealing a nice, tangy old-fashioned flavor. Also high in sugars. Misshapen fruits, sometimes fused together. Very large size. Fleshy.
Moonglow	Deep orange, mid to large size oval tomato with a good flavour.
Mortgage Lifter, Estler's Strain	1930's. A fabled tomato, this was developed by a man named "Radiator Charlie", who cross-bred his best tomatoes for 6 years, until he was happy with this one. People would drive up to 200 miles for his plants, which he sold for $1.00 each in the Depression.
Mountain Gold	Mid-season. Beautiful 3-4" round fruits with orange skin and orange flesh, above average yields. Well-balanced flavour. Indeterminate. No cracking and blemish-free.
Noire Charbonneuse	Black type with dark reddish skin and a peculiar dark blush, almost black. Large to very large fruits. Rich and aromatic black tomato flavor. The french "Noire Charbonneuse" can be translated as "Black like coal".
Northern Lights	Bicolor with a superb taste revealing fruity undertones reminiscent of peach. Delicious. Marbled flesh. Medium size. Earlier than most bicolored. Tastier than most. Developed in Quebec .
Old Flame	A beefsteak-type tomato of up to 1 lb. The fruit ripens to a sunny yellow shot through with rose-red. Beautiful marbalized effect when sliced. Sweetly mild flavour with smooth and creamy texture.
Opalka	Resembling red peppers more than tomatoes, the long 9–11 oz. fruits are very solid and meaty, contain few seeds, are flavourful and great for sauces or fresh eating. Originally from Poland .
Orange Banana	This heirloom tomato from the former Soviet Union is a very rare cultivar – it’s one of a few orange paste tomatoes. These tomatoes have excellent taste and can be eaten fresh, used in sauces or dried.
Orange Minsk	Originally obtained from a farmer’s market in Minsk , Belarus . It is one of the earliest large orange beefsteaks and it also has great taste. The large fruit are a beautiful orange color and have ribs on the stem end of the fruit.
Orange Strawberry	Medium sized, bright orange, strawberry shaped fruits weigh up to 1 lb. A rich and sweet taste with few seeds.
Paul Robeson	A curvacious black tomato.This is a very tasty  tomato, juicier than the others. Russian heirloom which was made available by Marina Danilenko, a Moscow seedswoman; named in honor of the black opera singer star of King Solomon's Mines, 1937, Paul Robeson, who was also an advocate of equal rights for Blacks and was very popular in the former Soviet Union.
Peche	Another fruit with fuzz that one expects only on peaches. This one is slightly large and more orange than yellow. A nice compliment to the Garden Peach.
Peppermint	Very large fruit can exceed a pound. Low acid with good flavour.
Peron Sprayless	A deep red fruit with great flavour. Keeps well after picking and has a high vitamin C content. Originally from Argentina .
Persimmon	1781. Beautiful, golden-orange, 1 lb fruit with a firm, meaty texture and an exquisite taste. Grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello .
Pineapple	Large yellow beefsteak-size tomatoes with red streaks on blossom end. Sweet, bright flavour.
Pink Grapefruit	An interesting Victorian heirloom c.1860, this variety is a moderate producer of delicate fruits 2-3" (5-7.5cm) in diameter. Skin is golden yellow with a pale pink blush at the blossom end. When cut open it reveals bright pink flesh, just like a grapefruit.
Pink Peach	(aka Landreth’s Peach, The Wonderful Peach, Red Peach) Introduced into the seed trade by D. Landreth and Sons of Philadelphia in 1885. The 2 ½ oz pink red fruit have a fuzzy skin like a peach and the flesh is quite sweet.
Prudens Purple	A large, 1-lb or more, tomato which are a medium-pink colour (despite the name). Often called an early ‘ Brandywine ’, it has thick, meaty flesh with few seeds and an outstanding flavour.
Purple Calabash	These tomatoes have the reputation to be the ugliest tomato ever. But they taste great! A must for the serious tomato lover.
Purple Prince	A Russian heirloom tomato with large (10 oz) fruit that is are deep red-brown in colour, with a wonderful taste.
Red Striped Roman	A stunning and unique orangey/yellow to red/yellow zigzag or wavy striped ovular-shaped tomato. Mid-sized, excellent flavour, meaty, good for drying or for salads.
Rose Beauty	Fruit is pale yellow with rose coloured streaks on the blossom end. Good flavour; moderate production. A very pretty tomato.
Rose de Berne	Discovered in a market in France , this is actually a Swiss heirloom. Beautiful, 4-8 oz (mid-sized), rose-pink fruits are round and uniform with a rich, robust flavour that consistently wins taste tests.
Sandia Gem	Seeds were supposedly found in a leather pouch on a mountain in Peru and carbon dated to the early 1800s. 3 seeds germinated. Great sweet flavour.
Savignac	A Canadian tomato, it is also known as 'Dufresne' and was given by Raymond Dufresne of Joliette to Frere Armand Savignac in the 1930's. Medium-sized, rose-red, round fruits that were juicy and sweet. Perfect for fresh eating or canning.
Soldacki	Large to very large pink fruits with renowned, sweet flavor. Great for large slices (sandwich, hamburgers, etc.). Polish variety brought by immigrants in Ohio , US.
Southern Nights	Old Russian variety with 3.5-inch round and slightly flattened fruits. Dusky deep maroon exteriors, green shoulders and brick-red interiors. Bright, rich and deep flavour. Tatania says determinant.
Striped German Tomato	Beautiful 1-2 lb. fruit with red-yellow stripes and dense, juicy, red-yellow streaked flesh. Excellent sweet, complex flavors.
Tangerine	Not much is known about Tangerine, other than it is a family heirloom tomato that was re-introduced in 1992. It’s a large beefsteak-type tomato that is shaped somewhat like a tangerine and is the same colour. The tomatoes are meaty and have a rich, tangy flavour.
Ten Fingers of Naples	6 oz. fruits are gently ribbed so each tomato resembles 10 red fingers. Good flavour.
Tennessee Britches	An American heirloom with large pink fruit and old fashioned flavor. A very nice pink beefsteak tomato.
Tondolissia	Beefsteak. Deep oblate fruits weighing approximately 8 ounces.
Valencia	This Maine family heirloom has large (8-12 oz), round, apricot-orange fruit that is quite meaty with few seeds. Rich old-fashioned tomato taste.
Vintage Wine	A wonderful new addition to your garden. Pink with gold-striped,  pastel-hued, 1 lb. tomato with pronounced, elegant sweet delicious flavor.
Virginia Sweets	Golden yellow beefsteaks are colored with red stripes that turn into a ruby blush on top of the golden fruit. Flavor is sweet and rich, and harvests are abundant.
Wapsinicon Peach	A pleasurable novelty with fuzzy, pale-yellow skin and a fruity bite of flavors, delicately sweet and balanced. Fruits tend to have a blush tint when ripe. Similar to Garden Peach.
White Queen	Baseball sized white fruit has excellent tart acid flavour.
Yellow Striped Roman	A stunning and unique yellow and orange striped ovular tomato. Mid-sized, excellent flavour, meaty, good for drying, sauces and for salads.

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