Beefsteak/Extra Large
| Tomato Variety |
Description |
| Azoychaka |
Very Early-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Yellow Beefsteak fruit on 4' plants. Compact plants? "Azoychk " is Russian woman's name. Citrus taste? Determinate. |
| Beauty King |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 16 oz. Bi-color Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Yellow with Red stripes. A cross of 'Big Rainbow' and 'Green Zebra'. Indeterminate. |
| Big Brandy |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 12 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 4' plants. Cross brandywine and New Big dwarf. Indeterminate. |
| Brandywine |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 10-16 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 7' plants. Known for its flavor. Several strains available. Indeterminate. Saved by the Amish. |
| Buffalo Steak |
Late-Season Hybrid with 6 oz. Red Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Chef's Choice Pink |
Late-Season Hybrid with 12 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 6' plants. 2015 AAS winner. Potato leaves. Indeterminate. |
| Cherokee Carbon |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 12 oz. Purple Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Beefsteak heirloom marriage between Cherokee Purple and Carbon. Indeterminate. |
| Dester |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 16 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 6' plants. Said to have won tasting competitions. Indeterminate. |
| Golden Ponderosa |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 12 oz. Golden Beefsteak fruit on 6' plants. A bright golden version of 'Ponderos Red'. Indeterminate. |
| Janet's Jewel |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 16 oz. Bi-color Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Orange fruit with green stripes. Potato Leaf. Indeterminate. |
| Madame Marmande |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Popular variety in France. Indeterminate. |
| Marizol Purple |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 12 oz. Deep Pink Beefsteak fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. From the Black Forest region of Germany. |
| Missouri Pink Love Apple |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 16 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 7' plants. Potato Leaf. Indeterminate. Grown since the Civil war by the Barnes family. |
| Mortgage Lifter |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 15 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 7' plants. Mild flavor can be somewhat mealy. Indeterminate. Saved by M.C Byles in West Virginia who sold plants for $1.00 in 1940 and paid off his $6,000 Mortgage in 6 years. |
| Orange Jazz |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 12 oz. Bi-color Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Orange with yellow stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Querida |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 12 oz. Red Beefsteak fruit on 5' plants. Red fruit with green stripes. Determinate. |
| Royal Hillbilly |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 16 oz. Pink Beefsteak fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. Selected by Darrell Merrell from variations of 'Hillbilly' tomato. |
Cherry/Grape
| Tomato Variety |
Description |
| Black Opal |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Black Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Bred from the heirloom 'Black Cherry'. Indeterminate. |
| Cherry Baby |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 6' plants. Grow in long clusters. Indeterminate. |
| Cherry Bomb |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 6' plants. Late blight resistant. Indeterminate. |
| Chocolate Cherry |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 0.5 oz. Black Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Chocolate Sprinkles |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Black Grape fruit on 5' plants. Dark red with dark green stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Dr. Carolyn |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Yellow Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Early Cherry |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 3' plants. Determinate. |
| Esterina |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. White Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Fruit resists cracking. Indeterminate. |
| Fox |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 8' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Frosted Green Doctors |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 0.5 oz. Green Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Garnet |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Black Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Green Pear |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Green Small Pear fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Igleheart Yellow Cherry |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Yellow Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. The parents of James Igleheart of Indiana received the seeds of this tomato variety from their Italian gardener. |
| Indigo Cream Berries |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. White Cherry fruit on 6' plants. Purple shoulders. Indeterminate. |
| Jolly Girl |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Red Grape fruit on 4' plants. Compact plants. Determinate. |
| Jujube Cherry |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Red Grape fruit on 7' plants. Fruits in long clusters. Indeterminate. |
| Lucky Tiger |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Red Grape fruit on 8' plants. Red fruit with green stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Orange Sunshine |
Early-Season Hybrid with 0.5 oz. Orange Cherry fruit on 8' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Peacevine |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Pink Bumble Bee |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Pink Cherry fruit on 8' plants. Pink fruit with yellow stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Purple Bumble Bee |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Deep Pink Cherry fruit on 8' plants. Purpleafruit with green stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Red Pear |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 0.3 oz. Red Small Pear fruit on 8' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Sugar Rush |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Red Grape fruit on 5' plants. Fruit grows on long clusters. Indeterminate. |
| Sun Gold |
Early-Season Hybrid with 0.35 oz. Orange Cherry fruit on 6' plants. Sweet fruity flavor FT. Indeterminate. |
| Sunrise Bumble Bee |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 0.5 oz. Yellow Grape fruit on 6' plants. Yellow fruit with red stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Toronjina |
Early-Season Hybrid with 0.6 oz. Orange Cherry fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate F1F2. |
| Washington Cherry |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Red Cherry fruit on 3' plants. Compact plants. Determinate. |
| Yellow Cherry |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 0.5 oz. Yellow Cherry fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
Round/Medium
| Tomato Variety |
Description |
| Bellini |
Early-Season Hybrid with 1 oz. Orange Round fruit on 5' plants. Sweet low acid flavor. Indeterminate. |
| Big Yummy |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 8 oz. Red Round fruit on 4' plants. Nearly seedless. F1A. Determinate. |
| Bison |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Red Round fruit on 3' plants. Indeterminate. Originated from North Dakota State University. |
| Black Prince |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Black Round fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Box Car Willie |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 10-16 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 6' plants. Consistent performer. Indeterminate. |
| Burpee's Big Boy |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Celebrity |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. 1998 All-American Selection winner. Known for good flavor. Semi-Determinate VF1F2NTA. |
| Chef's Choice Orange |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Orange Flattened Globe fruit on 6' plants. Bred from Amana Orange. Indeterminate. |
| Chocolate |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Crimson Cushion Beefsteak |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Csiko Botermo |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Bi-color Round fruit on 5' plants. Fruit grow in small clusters of 5 fruit. Red fruit with gold stripes. Indeterminate. |
| Dixie Red |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 8 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Heat tolerant bred for the Southeast. VF1F2FNA. Determinate. |
| Early Doll |
Early-Season Hybrid with 4-5 oz. Red Round fruit on 5' plants. Determinate. |
| Early Wonder Very |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Deep Pink Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Compact plant. Determinate. |
| Ferline |
Late-Season Hybrid with 5 oz. Red Round fruit on 6' plants. Said to have Late blight resistance. Indeterminate VF. |
| Giallo De Summer |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 10 oz. Yellow Flattened Globe fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Grushovka |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Pink Round fruit on 3' plants. Determinate. From Siberia. |
| Gypsy |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 4 oz. Black Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. Named for the Gypsies who live in Russia. |
| Illini Star |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Compact plant Determinate. Developed by Merlyn & Mary Ann Neidens. |
| Indigo Rose |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 1 oz. Red Round fruit on 5' plants. High in anthocyanins. Indeterminate. Bred at Oregon State University. |
| Jung's Wayhead |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Red Round fruit on 4' plants. Determinate. |
| KC 146 |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 9 oz. Red Round fruit on 5' plants. Semi-Determinate F. Developed by Campbell's Soup Company as a processing tomato. Released in 1956 and used as flavor standard. |
| Lemon Boy |
Late-Season Hybrid with 6-7 oz. Yellow Round fruit on 5' plants. Mild Sweet yet tangy? A very Popular yellow variety. Indeterminate VF1N. |
| Malakhitovaya Shkatulka |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 10 oz. Green Flattened Globe fruit on 7' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Manitoba |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 2' plants. Determinate. |
| Marglobe Improved |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Red Round fruit on 4' plants. Determinate. |
| Moreton |
Early-Season Hybrid with 8 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. An early season variety grown by Jersey farmers in 1960s. Seed was off the market for a few years and Rutgers NJAES worked with Harris Seeds and Eastern Seed Services to bring it back. |
| Mountain Fresh Plus |
Late-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Determinate VF1F2. |
| Mountain Glory |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 3' plants. Determinate VF1F2. |
| Orange Blossom |
Early-Season Hybrid with 6-7 oz. Orange Round fruit on 3' plants. Determinate. |
| Orange Peach |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Orange Round fruit on 7' plants. Fuzzy skin. Indeterminate. |
| Oregon Spring V |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. Fruit nearly seedless. Determinate. Developed by Oregon State U. for short seasons. |
| Polar Beauty |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 4 oz. Red Round fruit on ' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Ramapo |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 12 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Indeterminate. Developed by Dr. Bernie Pollack at Rutgers University, NJAES. |
| Rebekah Allen |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Pink Flattened Globe fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Red Pride |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 4' plants. Commercial fresh market variety. Determinate. |
| Russian Rose |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 12 oz. Rose Round fruit on 6' plants. A Russian heirloom. Indeterminate. |
| Rutgers 250 |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on ' plants. Semi-Determinate. Developed at Rutgers NJAES by redoing the cross used to create for the original 'Rutgers' tomato ('JTD' X 'Marglobe'). named to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Rutgers University. |
| Santa Clara Canner |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 9 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 6' plants. Indeterminate. |
| Skyreacher |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Bi-color Round fruit on 7' plants. Red with orange streaks. Indeterminate. Bred by Tom Wagner. |
| Sophie's Choice |
Early-Season Open Pollinated with 8 oz. Red Globe fruit on 2' plants. Determinate. |
| Spike |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Bi-color Round fruit on 5' plants. Orange with green to gold stripes. Semi-Determinate. |
| Sub Atric Maxi |
Early-Season Hybrid with 3 oz. Red Round fruit on 3' plants. Early fruit on compact plants. Determinate. |
| Tappy's Hertitage |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 6 oz. Red Globe fruit on 5' plants. Indeterminate. Developed by Merlyn nd Mary Ann Neidens in Illinois. |
| Think Pink |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 8 oz. Pink Round fruit on 5' plants. Firm pink fruit. Indeterminate. |
| Tygress |
Mid-Season Hybrid with 10 oz. Red Flattened Globe fruit on 3' plants. Determinate VF1F2T. |
| Wapsipinicon Peach |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 4 oz. Yellow Round fruit on 7' plants. Fuzzy fruit. Indeterminate. Originated with Elbert S. Carman in 1890 under the name White Peach. This strain came from Dennis Schlicht and is named after the Wapsipinicon River in northeast Iowa. |
| Weissbeharte |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Yellow Round fruit on 7' plants. Yellow fruit with pink blush. Indeterminate. A German heirloom. |
| Yellow Stuffer |
Late-Season Open Pollinated with 3 oz. Yellow Stuffer fruit on 6' plants. Shaped like bell peppers; 3 to 4 lobed fruits. Indeterminate. |
| Yellow Vernissage |
Mid-Season Open Pollinated with 2 oz. Yellow Round fruit on 6' plants. Yellow fruit with pale cream stripes. Indeterminate. |
Note: Comments followed by ? are from seed catalog descriptions. You decide if you agree.
Disease Resistance ‐ V= Verticillium Wilt, F=Fusarium Wilt, N=Nematodes, A=Alternaria stem canker, T=Tobbacco Mosaic Virus
