What Tomato is this?

[JohnJones]

Bought this guy from an heirloom sale table at a local Kroger...

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Thoughts on what it might be? Saved seeds as it was pretty tasty, I wanted seed saving practice and was curious if it was stable.

Thanks.

[KarenO]

Most likely it is stable but there are many red beefsteak OP tomatoes. If the person selling it grew it, He/She likely knows what variety it is.
KarenO

[Cole_Robbie]

I can see the company name on the label:
http://www.redsunfarms.com/

[JohnJones]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I can see the company name on the label:
http://www.redsunfarms.com/

Thanks Cole. I went down that road and couldn't narrow down the variety from their website.

I believe it comes from this marketing grouping as the tomatoes around it were similar...

http://theproducenews.com/more-what-...rloom-tomatoes

http://m.andnowuknow.com/product-sho...-okumura/42021

Looks like they have a CP and even a Ch Green in there.

[JohnJones]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Most likely it is stable but there are many red beefsteak OP tomatoes. If the person selling it grew it, He/She likely knows what variety it is.
KarenO

Hi Karen. Kroger (where I bought it) is a large American grocery chain, so getting much info from them is unlikely. Thanks for responding.

PS a little more research (see article linked below) seems to show that the company behind it is out of Ontario.

[BigVanVader]

It says product of Mexico so not locally grown.

[travis]

Very likely to be the variety or varieties grown in Mexico and Florida and currently marketed as Ugly Ripe.

[JohnJones]

Originally Posted by travis

Very likely to be the variety or varieties grown in Mexico and Florida and currently marketed as Ugly Ripe.

By the look of it I think you are probably right Travis. Thanks for the help.

Think its worth growing out?

[travis]

John, Several years ago, I grew Homely Homer, the Chef Jeff knockoff of Ugly Ripe tomato, and it was a decent, red, boat shaped, beefsteak tomato with better than average flavor. http://www.chefjeff.com/tomatoes/

Recently, there have been plenty of Ugly Ripe tomatoes available here in the supermarkets running about 2.98/lb, and I think they were the best tasting store bought tomatoes I've eaten this past winter.

I got 165 seeds out of the last Ugly Ripe I bought for $2.20 for that one tomato.

[travis]

On the other hand, earlier this winter, I bought several of the tomatoes shown in the second link that you provided above, http://m.andnowuknow.com/product-sho...-okumura/42021, and the only one I found worth eating or saving seeds from was the Big Zebra. The Aurea was dry, hollow, grainy, and tasteless. The two Cherokee types and the Yellow Brandy were mushy and bland. Of course they were grown in greenhouses in Canada, and sold under the Red Zoo label.

I only mention this because what you show might be a "double" (fasciated) piriform Aurea, even though it looks more like an Ugly Ripe.

[JohnJones]

Originally Posted by travis

On the other hand, earlier this winter, I bought several of the tomatoes shown in the second link that you provided above, http://m.andnowuknow.com/product-sho...-okumura/42021, and the only one I found worth eating or saving seeds from was the Big Zebra. The Aurea was dry, hollow, grainy, and tasteless. The two Cherokee types and the Yellow Brandy were mushy and bland. Of course they were grown in greenhouses in Canada, and sold under the Red Zoo label.

I only mention this because what you show might be a "double" (fasciated) piriform Aurea, even though it looks more like an Ugly Ripe.

That's interesting. I thought it might be an Aurea before I posted this but wasn't sure. It tasted better than the obvious Aureas I have bought, but I haven't seen others looking like it so it could well be an Aurea.

[Stvrob]

Code 3423 indicates an heirloom. Not sure how reliable those codes are.

http://www.innvista.com/health/foods...betical-order/

[Gardeneer]

It looks like Brandywine. But BW being a low producer , it is doubtful to grow it commercially. Then there are so many OP/heirlooms with large boat shaped fruits.