Heirloom tomato
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An heirloom tomato is an open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heirlooms, or created heirlooms. They usually h
Organic heirloom tomatoes
Selection of heirlooms, plus one hybrid, the Early Girl (second largest red)
Fresh tomatoes displayed in crates at a farmers’ market in France.
Cherokee Purple (tomato)
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Cherokee Purple is an heirloom variety of tomato that develops a fruit with a deep, dusky-rose color while maintaining a somewhat greenish hue near the stem when mature for eating. The deep crimson in
Heirloom tomato
…careful selection and seed saving. Some of the most famous examples include Aunt Ruby's German Green, Banana Legs, Big Rainbow, Black Krim, Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Chocolate Cherry, Costoluto Genovese, Garden Peach, Gardener's Delight, Green Zebra, Hawaiian Pineapple, Hillbilly, Lollypop, Marglobe, Matt's Wild…
Cherokee purple is a dusky red with green shoulders when ripe
Home-grown Cherokee purple tomatoes
A Cherokee Purple tomato in the first stages of development.