How can I identify my Brandywine strain?

Hilde · April 2, 2008

Hi,

I bought a pink Brandywine tomato from a fruit market last year, and I have no idea what strain it was. I have a picture of it, and I saved seeds from it, seedlings are growing in the basement under lamps right now.

The taste was superb, in fact that Brandywine and the Stump of the World are the best tomatoes I have ever tasted, and I did taste around 100 varieties last year.

Will it be possible to tell which strain Brandywine I have? Are there particular characteristics that makes it possible to distinguish one Brandywine strain from another?

Of the 15 Brandywines in Tatiana's tomatobase I can eliminate 9 because of color, shape (heart) and size (cherry). However, six strains are large, pink and PL. Any way I could find out if I have Brandywine, Brandywine Glick's strain, Brandywine Joyce's strain, Brandywine Liam's strain, Brandywine Pawer's strain or Brandywine Sudduth's strain?

Thanks!

Hilde

April 2, 2008	#1
Hilde Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pendleton, NY Posts: 256	How can I identify my Brandywine strain? Hi, I bought a pink Brandywine tomato from a fruit market last year, and I have no idea what strain it was. I have a picture of it, and I saved seeds from it, seedlings are growing in the basement under lamps right now. The taste was superb, in fact that Brandywine and the Stump of the World are the best tomatoes I have ever tasted, and I did taste around 100 varieties last year. Will it be possible to tell which strain Brandywine I have? Are there particular characteristics that makes it possible to distinguish one Brandywine strain from another? Of the 15 Brandywines in Tatiana's tomatobase I can eliminate 9 because of color, shape (heart) and size (cherry). However, six strains are large, pink and PL. Any way I could find out if I have Brandywine, Brandywine Glick's strain, Brandywine Joyce's strain, Brandywine Liam's strain, Brandywine Pawer's strain or Brandywine Sudduth's strain? Thanks! Hilde