Nile River Egyptian leaves

Mark0820 · April 13, 2012

This is my first time growing Nile River Egyptian tomato plants. I have three of them and all three are regular leaf. However, two plants are somewhat wispy (not too wispy) with a thinner leaf, and one plant looks like a typical regular leaf tomato plant (the leaf is much wider than the other two). Does anyone know which is correct: the two wispy or the one non-wispy?

brokenbar · April 13, 2012

I usually grow about 25 plants and none were wispy...Tall, lots of foliage and very dense plants...

Mark0820 · April 14, 2012

Thanks Brokenbar! I will plant the non-wispy plant. Either way, I assumed a few stray seeds must have been in my packet. If I have room, I might plant one of the wispy plants to see what type of tomatoes I get. All three plants are very vigorous.

barefootgardener · April 15, 2012

Mark, here are a few pic's of my Nile River Egyptian. I have ten plants and all have the same leaf pattern. I would describe the plant and leaves as slightly wispy, with smaller, thin, finely serrated leaves. This is my first time growing NRE. I tried to do a google search to find pic's of the plants growth habit, but could not find any yet. If your other two plants that are wispy, look like the one in my pic's, I would make sure to plant at least one, and if you have room I would grow out the other also.

Mark0820 · April 15, 2012

Barefootgardener,

Yes, my two plants look just like your plants. I think I will plant one of each (slightly wispy and non-wispy) and see what kind of tomatoes they produce. Thanks for the pictures.

Mark0820 · June 10, 2012

I planted one wispy (slightly wispy) and one non-wispy Nile River Egyptian tomato plant. Tomatoes are just starting to form on both plants. The slightly wispy plant has small tomatoes with little pointed ends (appearance of an oxheart). It appears this will be the correct Nile River Egyptian plant.

The non-wispy plant has tomatoes that are shaped more like a beefsteak. I will have to wait and see what I get from this plant, but it is clear this is not Nile River Egpytian.

lakelady · June 12, 2012

Well I killed mine as an infant, so I'll wait and see what you all get so I'll know for next year lol...

Mark0820 · June 23, 2012

The non-wispy plant appears to be a determinate. I'll have to see what determinate tomato plants brokenbar or her husband grow. Maybe they can help narrow down the true identity of this plant.

April 13, 2012	#1
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	Nile River Egyptian leaves This is my first time growing Nile River Egyptian tomato plants. I have three of them and all three are regular leaf. However, two plants are somewhat wispy (not too wispy) with a thinner leaf, and one plant looks like a typical regular leaf tomato plant (the leaf is much wider than the other two). Does anyone know which is correct: the two wispy or the one non-wispy?

April 13, 2012	#2
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	I usually grow about 25 plants and none were wispy...Tall, lots of foliage and very dense plants... __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

June 12, 2012	#7
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Well I killed mine as an infant, so I'll wait and see what you all get so I'll know for next year lol... __________________ Antoniette

April 14, 2012	#3
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	Thanks Brokenbar! I will plant the non-wispy plant. Either way, I assumed a few stray seeds must have been in my packet. If I have room, I might plant one of the wispy plants to see what type of tomatoes I get. All three plants are very vigorous.

April 15, 2012	#4
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Mark, here are a few pic's of my Nile River Egyptian. I have ten plants and all have the same leaf pattern. I would describe the plant and leaves as slightly wispy, with smaller, thin, finely serrated leaves. This is my first time growing NRE. I tried to do a google search to find pic's of the plants growth habit, but could not find any yet. If your other two plants that are wispy, look like the one in my pic's, I would make sure to plant at least one, and if you have room I would grow out the other also.

June 10, 2012	#6
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	I planted one wispy (slightly wispy) and one non-wispy Nile River Egyptian tomato plant. Tomatoes are just starting to form on both plants. The slightly wispy plant has small tomatoes with little pointed ends (appearance of an oxheart). It appears this will be the correct Nile River Egyptian plant. The non-wispy plant has tomatoes that are shaped more like a beefsteak. I will have to wait and see what I get from this plant, but it is clear this is not Nile River Egpytian.

June 23, 2012	#8
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	The non-wispy plant appears to be a determinate. I'll have to see what determinate tomato plants brokenbar or her husband grow. Maybe they can help narrow down the true identity of this plant.