Spanish tomatoes in the Czech Republic

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Originally Posted by loulac

It’s very difficult to track down the origins of huevos de toros / couilles de taureau the deeper one digs the murkier it gets.

The variety found in the USA – at least one of them - followed a known path : in the 30’s a Spanish refugee near Bordeaux gave seeds to Roland, a well-known French tomato fan, and said they looked like huevos de toro but never added they were huevos de toros. French fans still make the distinction. Roland sent seeds to Dr Reinhard in Germany, who sent some to Carolyn in the US. Of course there may be other sources.

In Spain the owner of the site http://www.huevodetoro.com/near tne town of Jaen insists he is the sole seller of the genuine variety. He refuses to sell seeds but the tomatoes he sells at outrageous prices have some.

Obviously they are not the only source. It's not a rare variety in the area.

Originally Posted by loulac

Tomatovilians who read Spanish may have a look at

Originally Posted by loulac

http://www.suhuertoencasa.com/plantel-d ... -toro.html
or see Victoria Abril a well-known actress in Spain at http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/08/1 ... 80425.html.
. A lady of Spanish origin living in France recently went to Jaen and will tell me if she has been able to find some seeds.

Now let me ask MrBig46 to help me.
Another Spanish refugee near Toulouse brought his own seeds that were so successful that were kept from generation to generation.. I was given seeds,. I named that tomato Dominico in memory of the man who brought them, of course not an official name. The plant is more than 6 feet tall, extremely productive, gives big red tomatoes. If MrBig or anyone one else can identify them from the pictures information will be welcomed.

I add two pictures of tomatoes grown from the seeds Roland sent me. I call them Cdt Roland which can be understood in French as Commander Roland of course without the vulgarity of CDT which definitely can’t be used in a restaurant or on a market-place if children are present !

Without knowing were the man came from it's going to be almost impossible to identify. My estimates on Spanish varieties left are in the 3-5000 range, so it starts to get a bit tricky.