"Tesoro/Intense" Is it a hybrid?

KarenO · December 30, 2014

Hello Tomatoville,

I bought ( I know, but it's winter...) a clamshell of tomatoes called "Tesoro" , a plum shaped paste with essentially zero gel and few seeds. I researched it a little and it states it is grown from seed known as "Intense" which looks like a trademarked brand of the same tomato marketed as "the Chef's tomato"
It tastes pretty good for a store bought paste and I bet it would likely be great home grown so I saved some seed on a whim and have about 100 drying.

Has anyone grown it? is it a hybrid or OP. Any info?

Thanks , KarenO

JamesL · December 30, 2014

Karen,
It is a "natural" hybrid. Does that clear it up?

No clue what that means... Probably a hybrid, but you won't know unless you grow!

http://www.tesorotomatoes.com/2011/1...s-release.html
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/P...s-3m-customers

Salsacharley · December 30, 2014

I googled "natural hybridization" and I went into a mini coma immediately. I'm sure there are a few geneticists here that can simplify describing the process, but it seems that seed saving might be a fruitful (hee hee) endeavor...at least in the long run.

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Originally Posted by JamesL

Karen,
It is a "natural" hybrid. Does that clear it up?

No clue what that means... Probably a hybrid, but you won't know unless you grow!

http://www.tesorotomatoes.com/2011/1...s-release.html
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/P...s-3m-customers

KarenO · August 19, 2016

Have some good looking F2 plants with large numbers of small plum shaped tomatoes. None ripe yet, will get some pics up tomorrow. I like the look of them and they are not the same shape as the grocery store tomato I saved seed from, they are slimmer more pointed. Looking forward to tasting one

December 30, 2014	#1
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	"Tesoro/Intense" Is it a hybrid? Hello Tomatoville, I bought ( I know, but it's winter...) a clamshell of tomatoes called "Tesoro" , a plum shaped paste with essentially zero gel and few seeds. I researched it a little and it states it is grown from seed known as "Intense" which looks like a trademarked brand of the same tomato marketed as "the Chef's tomato" It tastes pretty good for a store bought paste and I bet it would likely be great home grown so I saved some seed on a whim and have about 100 drying. Has anyone grown it? is it a hybrid or OP. Any info? Thanks , KarenO

December 30, 2014	#2
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Karen, It is a "natural" hybrid. Does that clear it up? No clue what that means... Probably a hybrid, but you won't know unless you grow! http://www.tesorotomatoes.com/2011/1...s-release.html http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/P...s-3m-customers

August 19, 2016	#4
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Have some good looking F2 plants with large numbers of small plum shaped tomatoes. None ripe yet, will get some pics up tomorrow. I like the look of them and they are not the same shape as the grocery store tomato I saved seed from, they are slimmer more pointed. Looking forward to tasting one