Bonnie's and Pink Brandywine

[TomatoDon]

Hi gang,

For the first time, I'm seeing Bonnie's offering "Pink Brandywine." I was curious about the strain, particularly if it was Sudduth's, emailed them, and this is the reply:

"Don: I have conferred with our seed purchaser and find that we get the seed for our Pink Brandywine Tomato from Seeds by Design. They list this tomato as probably being from the Ben Quisenberry collection, an old timer prized for its incredible flavor, medium to large size, 8-16 oz pink fruits, potato leaved- indeterminate plant that matures late in northern area, an Amish heirloom.

I find the Sudduth`s Strain is one developed by Ben Quisenberry who reportedly obtained the seed from Mrs. Doris Sudduth HIll who said it had been in her family since about 1900. So you see, we could be talking about the Sudduth strain."

No definitive answer on the strain, but I thought it was nice of the guy to actually research a little and offer the info he found. I thought some of you might be interested in what he said.

Don