Is Earl's Faux really Brandywine? and more controversies

greggf · September 16, 2006

I've seen vague references to certain varieties possibly being identical to or close to other varieties.

So, is Earl's Faux just Brandywine?

Is Aunt Gertie's Gold really Yellow Brandywine?

Is Kimberly possibly Stupice?

Are any number of black tomatoes with different names really far fewer varieties than there are names?

What are some other varieties that might really be other existing varieties?

I'm thinking, in general, about the blue potato controversy of a few years ago, whereby there were many, many different blue taters that turned out to be, in the end, only a few truly unique varieties.

Is this happening in our neck of the woods here, too, now that more and more people are growing heirlooms and open pollinateds and more and more "entrepreneurs" are getting creative with tomato seed marketing at ebay?

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September 16, 2006	#1
greggf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boonville, NY Posts: 419	Is Earl's Faux really Brandywine? and more controversies I've seen vague references to certain varieties possibly being identical to or close to other varieties. So, is Earl's Faux just Brandywine? Is Aunt Gertie's Gold really Yellow Brandywine? Is Kimberly possibly Stupice? Are any number of black tomatoes with different names really far fewer varieties than there are names? What are some other varieties that might really be other existing varieties? I'm thinking, in general, about the blue potato controversy of a few years ago, whereby there were many, many different blue taters that turned out to be, in the end, only a few truly unique varieties. Is this happening in our neck of the woods here, too, now that more and more people are growing heirlooms and open pollinateds and more and more "entrepreneurs" are getting creative with tomato seed marketing at ebay? =gregg=