Tomato List 2010

Upper Canada Seeds Variety

Ready

2010 seed listing

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Type Leaves Description

Color Size

A very early and productive sweet pepper. The fruit is about 6 inches long, and horn shaped. Ripens from green to red.

Relen's Sweet Pepper Abraham Lincoln

Mid

D

Regular

Medium sized red fruit. Average yields.

Red

Medium

Acadian Cherry

Early

D

Regular

Compact plants produce lots of cherry sized flavourful tomatoes.

Red

Cherry

Ace 55

Early

I

Regular

Excellent yields of uniform, good tasting red fruits. Developed by the Campbell Soup Company so it's a great soup tomato, but it's good for eating fresh too.

Red

Large

Ailsa Craig

Mid

I

Regular

Developed in Scotland. Above average yields of good tasting, drought resistant golf ball Red sized red fruit. Does well in cool climates.

Small

Alacrity

Mid

D

Regular

A Canadian variety. Good taste, reasonable production.

Red

Medium

Alicante

Mid

I

Regular

Good yield and flavour. Developed in England as a breakfast tomato.

Red

Small

Allegany Sunset

Mid

I

Regular

Beautiful yellow-orange fruit with red marbling. Good flavour with low acid. Very pretty when sliced.

Bi

Large

Amish Cherry

Early

D

Regular

Excellent tasting big yellow cherry tomatoes. Huge yields.

Yellow

Cherry

Amish Paste

Late

I

Regular

An old Amish variety that dates back to at least the 1800s. Probably the best paste tomato we grow. Very meaty. Good yields of 5-6 oz. Oblong fruit.

Red

Medium

Antique Roman

Mid

I

Regular

Average producer of yellow horn shaped paste tomatoes.

Yellow

Medium

Arkansas Traveler

Mid

I

Regular

Excellent tasting dark pink fruit. Drought resistant. Very reliable. A pre 1900 heirloom.

Pink

Medium

Aunt Jinnys Purple

Mid

I

Regular

Flavourful large fruit. Moderate yields.

Purple

Large

Aunt Ruby's German Green

Late

I

Regular

Pale green 1 lb fruits may have a pink blush on the blossom end. Good taste and yields.

Green

Large

Baba Fana

Mid

I

Regular

Huge pinkish fruits with excellent taste. Yields are good for such big fruit.

Pink

Large

Basketvee

Early

D

Regular

Good tasting baseball sized red fruit. Still available commercially.

Red

Medium

Beaute Blanche du Canada

Late

I

Regular

Good producer of medium sized white fruit. Plants will grow to 3 feet high if staked.

White

Large

Beefsteak

Mid

I

Regular

Large, solid fruits with a mild flavour. Still widely available commercially.

Red

Large

Belgian Giant

Mid

I

Regular

Large, red good tasting fruit. Can weigh over a pound.

Red

Large

Bellstar

Mid

D

Regular

Good tasting canning tomato. Good yields.

Red

Medium

Belmonte

Early

D

Regular

Tolerates cool weather. Tender, fleshy pulp with few seeds. Excellent taste.

Red

Medium

Big Rainbow

Late

I

Regular

A huge bi-colour. Modest yields but very pretty.

Bi

Large

Bi

Large

Big White Pink Stripes

Mid

I

Regular

Big white tomatoes have lovely pink stripes. Not very productive, and not a good keeper but they're quite pretty.

Black Brandywine

Mid

I

Regular

Another good black variety from the Black Sea area. Fruits are 5 to 6 oz. With traditional salty/smokey flavour.

Black

Medium

Black Cherry

Early

I

Regular

Very prilific. Cherry tomatoes are about as big around as a quarter and have excellent taste. Great for salads.

Black

Cherry

Black from Tula

Mid

I

Potato

Typical black tomato taste. Heavy yields of ridged tomatoes. Variable shapes.

Black

Medium

Black Krim

Mid

I

Regular

Excellent smokey/salty flavour. Great in salads or straight off the vine. From the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea.

Black

Medium

Black Pear

Early

I

Potato

Brown-red pear shaped tomato with an excellent spicy flavour. Very productive. This is Black my favourite black tomato.

Small

Black Pineapple

Late

I

Regular

Huge black tomatoes. Small yields. Doesn't keep long after picking.

Black

Large

Black Plum

Early

I

Regular

Outstanding flavour and huge yields.

Black

Small

Black Prince

Mid

I

Regular

Dark brown, very sweet fruit. Mild flavour is sweet and rich. Great yields.

Black

Medium

Black Ruffle

Mid

I

Regular

Ugly heavily ribbed fruit. Very good taste.

Black

Medium

Black Sea Man

Early

D

Regular

A Russian heirloom. The colour is dark brown and the shoulders are often still green when ripe. Fruits are small and tasty with a tangy flavour.

Black

Small

Black Zebra

Early

D

Regular

Firm fruits are black with greenish stripes. Very unusal. Tasty, great yields.

Black

Small

Blondkopfchen

Early

I

Regular

The name in English means 'Little Blonde Girl'. Prolific producer of small yellow cherry Yellow tomatoes. Tasty.

Cherry

Bloody Butcher

Early

D

Regular

Average yields but good taste.

Red

Medium

Bonnie Best

Mid

I

Regular

Excellent yields of good flavoured, average sized fruits. A long time favourite.

Red

Medium

Brandywine Suddoth's

Mid

I

Potato

A variant of Red Brandywine that's supposedly better tasting than the original. Good yields.

Red

Medium

Brookpact

Mid

D

Regular

Small, compact plants produce good yields of flavourful medium to large sized fruit. A good choice if you have limited space.

Red

Medium

Brown Berry

Early

D

Regular

Not as dark as other 'black' tomatoes but these grape sized fruits are prolific and have great taste.

Black

Cherry

Brown Pear Shaped

Early

I

Potato

Early with good yields. Very similar to Black Pear and Japanese Trifele Black.

Black

Small

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Variety

Ready

Bulgarian Triumph

Mid

Type Leaves Description I

Regular

Very tasty and juicy 3 oz. red fruit. Very productive.

Color Size Red

Small

Bull's Heart

Mid

I

Regular

A large paste variety. Moderate yields.

Red

Medium

Burbank

Early

D

Regular

Developed by the famous plant breeder Luther Burbank. Medium sized, uniform deep pink fruit has excellent flavour. A very attractive tomato.

Red

Medium

Burgandy Traveler

Mid

D

Regular

A beautiful pink tomato. Above average yeilds.

Pink

Medium

Burpees Gloriana

Early

D

Regular

6-8 oz. globe shaped fruit. Good yields.

Red

Medium

Burpees Jubilee

Early

D

Regular

Good yields of round fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter. Good flavour.

Yellow

Medium

Bush Beefsteak

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Manitoba in the 1950s and it's a real good one. Fruits are baseball sized, Red firm and tasty. Didn't appear bothered by any disease.

Medium

Bushwhopper

Mid

I

Regular

Very high yields of uniform, excellent tasting fruit.

Red

Medium

Cabot

Early

D

Regular

Developed in the Maritimes to do well in cool weather. Good production of small globe Red shaped fruit.

Medium

Camp Joy

Early

I

Regular

A productive, large sweet cherry tomato. Grows very well in containers.

Red

Cherry

Canabec Rouge

Early

D

Regular

Red globe 4-6 oz fruits. Early and productive. Developed in Quebec in 1974.

Red

Medium

Canabec Super

Early

D

Regular

Developed in the 1970s in a Quebec tomato breeding program. Sets fruit during cool weather. Produces lots of 5 oz. fruits.

Red

Medium

Canada

Mid

D

Regular

Medium sized, smooth round fruit. I don't know the history of this one so I don't know how it ended up with this name.

Red

Small

Canary Rose

Early

D

Regular

Fruits are very firm and keep well. Good yields.

Pink

Small

Canary Salad

Early

I

Regular

A large, red cherry tomato about the size of a golf ball. My brother-in-law brought the seeds back from the Canary Islands many years ago.

Red

Small

Cannonball

Mid

I

Regular

Round globe shaped, solid, fairly crack resistant. Good yields. Good for canning.

Red

Medium

Carbon

Late

I

Regular

Beautiful dark purple-brown tomato with olive coloured flesh. Productive. Fruits are very Purple firm, and crack resistant.

Caro Rich

Late

I

Regular

Deep orange 3 inch fruits with good flavour. Very prolific. Developed by Purdue University and has a high beta carotene content.

Orange Medium

Caspian Pink

Mid

I

Regular

Large, round pink fruits have great flavour and high yields. A good one.

Pink

Large

Ceses Russian

Early

I

Regular

Good tasting baseball sized yellow fruit. Productive.

Yellow

Medium

Chadwick's Cherry

Early

I

Regular

Very prolific. These are well known for their great taste.

Red

Cherry

Chalks Early Jewel

Early

I

Regular

Introduced in the 1920 Burpee seed catalogue. Positively huge yields, and good flavour Red to boot. A great canning variety as they tend to mature over a short period of time.

Medium

Champion

Early

D

Regular

Very prolific producer of small tasty tomatoes.

Red

Small

Chateau Rose

Mid

I

Regular

Fine, sweet and flavourful pink-red French variety. Crack and blemish free. Very productive; excellent flavour. A positively beautiful tomato.

Pink

Medium

Cheezmanni

Early

I

Regular

The plant is huge but the fruit is tiny. Lots of fruit but I find it rather bland. Takes up more space than it's worth but if you want to grow it I'll sell you some seeds.

Red

Tiny

Cherokee Purple

Early

I

Regular

Fruits are a dusky rose colour and have a delicate, mild flavour. Good yields of 12 oz fruits. Dates to prior to 1890.

Purple

Large

Chinese Red

Mid

I

Regular

A very solid paste type. Few seeds, good flavour.

Red

Medium

Clustermato

Mid

I

Regular

5-7 oz. round globe shaped fruit. Large numbers of fruit hang in clusters from the vine. Red A selection made by Gleckers Seedman prior to 1954.

Medium

Cobourg

Mid

I

Regular

A good fleshy sauce variety. Originally from France.

Red

Medium

Cobra

Mid

I

Regular

Developed for the greenhouse but does very well in the field. Uniform, good tasting red Red fruit. Advertised as a hybrid but has grown true for several years.

Medium

Cream Sausage

Mid

I

Regular

I love the look of these. They're 4 inches long and are a beautiful cream colour.

White

Medium

Cuban Black

Early

I

Regular

Oblate 6 oz. reddish bronze fruit. Good taste and huge yields.

Black

Medium

Cuban Small

Early

I

Regular

Good tasting fruit about the size of a toonie. Huge yields.

Black

Small

Cuomate

Early

I

Regular

Very small fruit. Hard to pick and quite frankly not worth the bother as a tomato producer but it might do well as an ornamental plant in your flower garden.

Red

Tiny

Dark Rose

Mid

I

Regular

Very pretty pink tomatoes. Uniform size and shape. Good taste.

Pink

Medium

Delicious

Early

I

Regular

A small red tomato with great taste. Very productive.

Red

Small

Doublerich

Mid

I

Regular

Good yields of 3 in. round fruit. Said to have more vitamin C content than other tomatoes.

Red

Medium

Doucet's Early Quebec Market

Early

D

Regular

Very early. Tasty fruits are 2-3 in. in diameter. Very productive.

Red

Medium

Doucet's Q-1121

Early

D

Regular

A very prolific, firm paste tomato. Keeps well after picking. Good for bottling.

Red

Medium

Dr. Carolyns

Early

I

Regular

Large round to olive shaped cherry tomatoes. Fruits are borne in clusters. Very heavy yields.

Yellow

Cherry

Earl of Edgecombe

Mid

I

Regular

Fruits are about 3 inches across and have excellent taste. Originally from New Zealand. They're a very striking orange colour. A real beauty.

Orange Medium

Large

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Variety

Ready

Earliana

Mid

Type Leaves Description I

Regular

Large, solid tasty fruit. In spite of the name, it's not terribly early but is a good variety none the less. Introduced in 1910.

Color Size Red

Large

Earlibright

Early

D

Regular

Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton. Quite early, productive, good taste.

Red

Medium

Early Rouge

Mid

D

Regular

Flattened globe with pink-red fruit. Good flavour and yield.

Red

Medium

Egg

Mid

I

Regular

2-3 oz. egg shaped fruit. Good tasting and very high yields.

Red

Small

Emerald Evergreen

Mid

I

Regular

Olive green fruits ripen to a darker shade of green. Great taste.

Green

Medium

Enterprise

Mid

D

Regular

Round fruit is great for salads. Very high yields of uniform sized 2-4 oz. fruit.

Red

Medium

Eros

Early

D

Regular

Introduced to North America by German immigrants in the early 1900s. Huge yields of 2 inch round, pretty fruit. Great for early season salads.

Red

Small

Espas

Mid

I

Regular

Moderate yields of huge yellow fruit. Nice, mellow taste with low acid.

Yellow

Large

Esthers Cherry

Early

I

Regular

A very productive yellow cherry tomato. Good taste and huge yields.

Yellow

Cherry

Fireball

Early

D

Regular

Very early and productive. Good flavour for such an early variety.

Red

Small

Flame

Mid

I

Regular

A large bi-colour that looks great when sliced. Doesn't keep well.

Bi

Large

Gardeners Delight

Early

I

Regular

Nice flavoured red cherry tomato about half an inch in diameter. Very productive. Fruit is grown in clusters of 6 to 12 fruits.

Red

Cherry

Gaspers Red Zebra

Mid

I

Regular

Similar to Red Zebra but fruits are lighter coloured when ripe. Good taste.

Bi

Medium

German

Mid

I

Regular

Large, meaty tomatoes can weigh over a pound. Good flavour and yield.

Red

Large

German Golden Ball

Mid

I

Regular

Baseball sized smooth orange fruits. Very good taste.

Orange Medium

German Golden Ribbed

Mid

I

Regular

Good yields of good sized orange tomatoes that are often heavily ribbed.

Orange Medium

German Head

Mid

I

Regular

Firm, meaty baseball sized fruit. Good yields.

Red

German Red Strawberry

Late

I

Regular

Large fruit are shaped like a big strawberry. Often has green shoulders when ripe. Very Pink meaty flesh.

Large

Ghost Cherry

Mid

I

Regular

Produces lots of cream coloured 2 oz. golf ball sized fruit.

White

Cherry

Giant Paste

Mid

I

Regular

Big round fruits are very fleshy with few seeds. Good for canning or sauce.

Red

Medium

Glacier

Early

I

Regular

Very early, good yielding tomato. Fruits are 2-3 oz. with average flavour.

Red

Small

Glamour

Early

D

Regular

A very old, good tasting variety. Resistant to cracking. Productive. I've grown these for several years for bottling.

Red

Medium

Glory of Moldova

Mid

D

Regular

4 oz. golf ball sized fruit. Huge yields.

Pink

Small

Gold Nugget

Early

I

Regular

Usually the earliest tomato in our garden. Good yields and flavour.

Yellow

Cherry

Golden Egg

Early

I

Regular

Small to medium sized yellow egg shaped fruit. Thick, firm flesh.

Yellow

Cherry

Golden Pear

Early

I

Regular

Great looking orange fruits are shaped like pears. Looks great in salads.

Orange Small

Golden Queen

Mid

D

Regular

Good yields of nicely coloured fruit. Good taste and yields.

Yellow

Goldie Boy

Mid

D

Regular

One of the best producers of baseball sized dark orange, tasty fruit.

Orange Medium

Grahams Good Keeper

Mid

I

Regular

Medium sized fruits are good fresh, frozen or in sauces. Keeps very well.

Red

Medium

Grape

Early

I

Regular

These are slightly pear shaped and are so sweet they usually don't make it as far as the kitchen.

Red

Cherry

Great White

Mid

I

Regular

Vigorous growth habit. Large creamy/white fruit has low acid flesh. Very good flavour; high yields. To get large fruit pinch off some of the blossoms.

White

Large

Green Giant

Late

I

Regular

Huge green fruit. Low yields, but a nice novelty tomato.

Green

Large

Green Grape

Late

D

Regular

A novel plant that produces lots of one inch, great tasting green fruit.

Green

Cherry

Green Sausage

Mid

I

Regular

This variety is getting popular on road side stands. It's about 3 inches long and is green Green with reddish stripes. An eye catcher.

Medium

Green Stripe

Early

I

Regular

Unusual fruit is green with yellow stripes. Variable in size.

Green

Medium

Green Velvet

Mid

I

Regular

The flesh is a beautiful lime green. Wonderful flavour and huge yields. This one won a Green taste test with my neighbours a few years ago.

Medium

Green Zebra

Early

I

Regular

Fruits are 2 in. in diameter and are green with yellowish stripes when ripe. Excellent tart Green flavour. Very high yields. A real eye catcher! Introduced in 1985.

Small

Grightmire's Pride

Late

I

Regular

An oxheart type. Average yields, good flavour.

Pink

Medium

Harbinger

Early

I

Regular

Reliably high yields of medium sized red, thin skinned fruits. Does well in cool areas and the flavour is superb. Introduced in 1910.

Red

Medium

Hillbilly

Mid

I

Regular

Big bi-colour fruits are yellow with a red blush on the blossom end.

Bi

Large

Hog Heart

Mid

I

Regular

A banana shaped, solid, meaty paste variety. Good yields.

Red

Medium

Hungarian Pink Heart

Late

I

Regular

Huge tomatoes with great flavour. Good yields.

Pink

Large

Isis Candy Cherry

Early

D

Regular

These are fun to grow. The fruits are multi coloured and tasty. A real novelty.

Bi

Cherry

Ivory Egg

Early

I

Regular

Prolific producer of cream coloured egg sized fruit. Great taste.

White

Cherry

Japanese

Mid

D

Regular

Good yields of small red fruit. I don't know if it's really from Japan or not.

Red

Medium

Japanese Trifele Black

Early

I

Potato

A very good, high yielding tomato. Very similar to Black Pear.

Black

Medium

Medium

Medium

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Variety

Ready

Jewish

Mid

Type Leaves Description I

Regular

Large heart shaped fruits weigh 1-2 lbs. Excellent flavour; good yields.

Color Size Red

Large

John Baer

Early

I

Regular

We grew these commercially on our farm when I was a child. Solid, meaty old time favourite. Good for eating fresh or canning.

Red

Medium

Kellogg's Breakfast

Late

I

Regular

Huge yellow-orange fruits can reach 2 lbs. Juicy and meaty with delicious rich flavour.

Yellow

X-large

Kewalo

Mid

I

Regular

From Hawaii so handles heat very well. Good taste, average yields.

Red

Medium

Large Red

Mid

I

Regular

This was the first tomato seed offered for sale by the Shakers pre 1830. Full flavoured and juicy. This was once by far the most popular variety in America.

Red

Large

Latah

Early

D

Regular

Upright plants give good yields of small round tomatoes. Good taste with a good balance of acid and sweetness.

Red

Small

Linda Yate's Greek

Mid

I

Regular

Great tasting fruit. Plants tend to sprawl so staking would help.

Pink

Large

Livingston Beauty

Mid

I

Regular

Actually, it's not a beauty at all to look at. Oblate shaped 12 oz. fruit. Good taste. Moderate production.

Pink

Medium

Longkeeper

Mid

I

Regular

Good production of paste type fruit. Flavour is average but it has a very long shelf life.

Pink

Medium

Lutescent

Mid

I

Regular

Unusual looking plants have a yellowish tinge. Flowers are white and the round fruit ripens from yellow to orange to red. An unusual variety.

Red

Medium

Mac Pink

Mid

D

Regular

Excellent taste in a very attractive tomato. Very good yields.

Pink

Medium

Macedonian

Late

I

Regular

A big pink tomato with very good taste. Yields are quite good.

Pink

Large

Mammoth German Gold

Late

I

Regular

Huge, multi coloured fruit. Good taste but deteriorates very quickly after picking.

Orange X-large

Manitoba

Early

D

Regular

Small, compact plant has good crops of uniform, medium sized red fruit. Developed in Manitoba for prairie conditions. Crack resistant.

Red

Medium

Marglobe

Late

I

Regular

A flattened, globe shaped canning type. Disease resistant red fruit.

Red

Medium

Marizol Magic

Early

D

Regular

Multi coloured fruits on compact plants. A great tomato for kids to grow.

Bi

Cherry

Marvel Stripe

Mid

I

Regular

Fruits are above average in size with yellow stripes.

Bi

Medium

Maskabec

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Quebec and introduced in 1974. Good producer of 4 to 6 oz. fruits with good taste.

Red

Medium

Mennonite Heirloom

Early

I

Regular

An old Mennonite variety that was introduced to Ontario from Pennsylvania about 1910. Orange Medium Great flavour. Quite firm with a small seed cavity.

Mennonite Heirloom Cherry

Mid

I

Regular

Dark orange cherry tomatoes with great flavour.

Orange Cherry

Mexico

Mid

I

Regular

Excellent sweet flavour. Productive.

Pink

Large

Missouri Love Apple

Mid

I

Regular

Solid, medium sized 8 oz. fruits. Very attractive…it really does look like an apple.

Pink

Medium

Moira

Early

D

Regular

Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton. Excellent taste and the Red very best interior colour. This used to be a very common variety but is now very hard to find. Very good yields.

Medium

Moneymaker

Early

I

Regular

Dark red, good tasting fruit. Heavy producer. 5-6 oz. fruits are crack resistant. An old English greenhouse variety. Disease resistant.

Red

Small

Montreal Best

Mid

I

Regular

Compact vines produce lots of 4 oz. red fruit. Flavour is excellent. A Canadian heirloom Red variety. Productive. One of our favourites.

Small

Montreal Tasty

Mid

D

Regular

An excellent variety. Fruit has great flavour, and yield is good.

Red

Medium

Moonglow

Mid

D

Regular

A very beautiful, productive tomato. Firm, flavourful bright orange fruits.

Orange Medium

Mortgage Lifter

Late

I

Regular

Dates from the 1940s. Good producer of very large, firm fruit. A meaty and vigorous red Red beefsteak type. Great flavour and fruits have few seeds.

Large

Moskovich

Mid

I

Regular

Excellent yields of 4 to 5 oz. uniform, round smooth fruit. Produces consistently until killed by frost. Excellent shelf life but not tough skinned.

Red

Medium

Mrs Kroecker

Early

I

Regular

This was given to me by a customer in Western Canada. It's an excellent cherry tomato. They're about an inch across and have a very sweet taste. Great in salads. Prolific production.

Red

Cherry

Mule Team

Mid

I

Regular

Large plants produce many fruits with great tomato flavour. Blemish free and disease resistant.

Red

Medium

Mystery Tomatoes

Mid

Any

Any

These are a mixture of seeds…you could get anything! There are about 50 seeds in a packet and they could be any variety, colour, etc.

Any

Any

Nebraska Wedding

Late

I

Regular

Beautiful 3 inch ball shaped, firm orange fruits have excellent flavour. High yields. Quite Orange Medium meaty. Crack resistant.

New Hampshire Surecrop Mid

I

Regular

I acquired this one from Plant Gene Resources a few years ago. It's a good one- very uniform and productive; excellent taste.

Red

Medium

New Jersey Championship

Mid

I

Regular

This variety won the tomato trials at the New Jersey State fair many years ago. Fruits are uniform, yields are high, and the taste is good.

Red

Medium

New Jersey Devil

Mid

I

Regular

A horn shaped paste variety. Pretty good yields.

Red

Medium

New Paste

Mid

I

Regular

Very firm round fruit keeps well after picking. Good for sauces or canning.

Red

Medium

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Variety

Ready

New Zealand Pear

Mid

Type Leaves Description I

Regular

4 oz. pear shaped fruits. Good taste and yields.

Color Size Pink

Medium

Nyagous

Early

I

Regular

Round fruits with smooth skin. A very flavorful black variety. Very productive.

Black

Medium

OG-50

Mid

D

Regular

Deveoped in Canada for the canning industry. Good yields and taste.

Red

Medium

Old Brooks

Mid

I

Regular

A beefsteak type. Very good yields. Fruits are more acidic than most and are good for canning as well as eating fresh.

Red

Large

Opalka

Mid

I

Regular

Introduced about 1900 to Amsterdam, NY from Poland. An 5 inch banana shaped paste variety. Few seeds. Wispy foliage. Productive. Blight resistant.

Red

Medium

Orangeheart

Late

I

Regular

Rich orange skin with orange-red flesh. Rich, fruity sweet flavour.

Orange Medium

Oregon Spring

Early

D

Regular

Early, high yields of excellent tasting, uniform sized fruit.

Red

Medium

Ottawa

Early

D

Regular

Very good yields of uniform, round, smooth fruits. No sign of disease. Supposed to be a Red determinate but grew more like an indeterminate for me.

Medium

Oxheart

Mid

I

Regular

An heirloom dating back to 1925. Large, heart shaped pink fruit with very few seeds. Excellent sweet flavour.

Red

Large

Oxheart Orange

Late

I

Regular

Very nice 12-16 oz. oxheart type fruit. Good yields.

Orange Large

Paul Robeson

Mid

I

Regular

Nice uniformly shaped fruit. Productive. Typical black tomato flavour.

Black

Peacevine

Early

I

Regular

Very sweet red cherry tomatoes have a very high vitamin C content. Sprawling disease Red resistant vines produce huge crops.

Cherry

Peche Jaune

Early

I

Regular

A beautiful large cherry. Huge yields…a couple of plants will keep you and your neighbours supplied all summer.

Yellow

Small

Peppermint

Late

I

Regular

Robust vines can grow to more than 4 feet. Very large fruit can exceed a pound. Low acid with good flavour.

Bi

Large

Peron Sprayless

Late

I

Regular

Very productive 5 foot plants with lots of baseball sized deep red fruit. Disease resistant, blemish free and great flavour. Keeps well after picking. High vitamin C content. Originally from Argentina. I'm impressed with this one.

Red

Medium

Persimmon

Late

I

Regular

Huge, ribbed yellow tomatoes. Very good flavour, but not a good keeper.

Yellow

Large

Petitbec

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Quebec. A very prolific cherry tomato with great taste.

Red

Cherry

Pink Grapefruit

Mid

I

Regular

Lovely dark pink large fruit. Not very productive but great flavour.

Pink

Large

Pink Lady

Mid

I

Regular

Good sized, tasty pink fruits. Good production.

Pink

Large

Pink Ping Pong

Early

I

Regular

Developed in Ontario in the 1960s. Vigorous vines produce an abundance of georgeous great tasting pink cherry tomatoes about the size of ping pong ball.

Pink

Cherry

Plum Lemon

Early

I

Regular

Pretty, tasty, small lemon coloured tomatoes. Good yields.

Yellow

Small

Polish

Late

I

Potato

An heirloom variety from Poland. Large, heavy pink skinned fruit with excellent sweet flavour. Productive.

Pink

Large

Polish Egg

Early

I

Regular

3 oz. red egg shaped fruits are very tasty. Extremely prolific producer.

Red

Small

Ponderosa

Mid

I

Regular

Plants are large and like support. Large, meaty, flavourful fruits have a small seed cavity. A very old variety- it used to be grown at Upper Canada Village.

Red

Large

Precocibec

Mid

D

Regular

Another Canadian variety developed for the canning industry. Good taste.

Red

Medium

Principe Bourghese

Early

D

Regular

Positively huge yields of small, disease resistant red fruit. The taste is good if eaten fresh but this is the best tomato to use for drying. Good for sauces too.

Red

Small

Pritchard's Scarlet Topper Late

D

Regular

Very nice tasting tomatoes. Sometimes has green shoulders. I got this one because I liked the name but it's a pretty good tomato.

Red

Medium

Prudens Purple

Mid

I

Potato

Large, purple tomatoes have an absolutely exquisite taste. A very old variety. Does well Purple in cooler climates.

Large

Purple Calabash

Mid

I

Regular

I got a few of these from my friend Vicki Emlaw a few years ago and they have to be Purple the ugliest tomato I've ever seen. But they taste great! Pick off some of the blossoms to get bigger fruit. A must for the serious tomato lover.

Medium

Purple Prince

Early

I

Regular

Good tasting fruits have a purplish colour. Great yields.

Purple

Medium

Purple Russian

Mid

D

Regular

The tomatoes I got were more red than purple, but they have great taste and are very productive.

Red

Medium

Quinte

Early

D

Regular

Disease resistant. This was developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Red Trenton. Neat, compact, heavy bearing plants. Medium sized, dark red fruit. The skin is thin so they're easily peeled for canning.

Medium

Red Beauty

Mid

D

Regular

Huge yields and great flavour. Fruits were uniform in size and kept well.

Red

Medium

Red Belly

Late

I

Regular

Very large fruits can reach 2 lbs. Skin is yellow with a red bottom and red streaks up the sides. Very good, non-acidic flavour.

Bi

X-large

Red Brandywine

Late

I

Potato

The heirloom standard for taste comparisons. Needless to say, the taste is excellent. Medium sized and quite late. Productive. Dates from prior to 1885.

Red

Medium

Red Fig

Early

I

Regular

Very similar to Red Pear but the plants are bigger and the yields are huge.

Red

Cherry

Red Pear

Early

I

Regular

A very prolific, old variety that's been around since the early 1800s. Small, red pear shaped fruit has a sweet flavour. Rambling vines can reach 6 feet.

Red

Cherry

Red Zebra

Early

I

Regular

Small fruits are streaked with yellow. Very pretty when sliced.

Bi

Small

Redfield Beauty

Mid

I

Regular

High yields of 6-8 oz. fruits. Fruit may drop from the vine when ripe.

Red

Medium

Medium

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Variety

Ready

Redstone

Mid

Type Leaves Description D

Regular

Very productive, small firm red fruit. I haven't tried bottling it but I think it would be well suited for it.

Color Size

Riesentraube

Mid

I

Regular

A German heirloom and the translation is Giant Grape. Grows in clusters of 6 to 10 1 oz Red fruits that have a small point on the bottom. Extremely prolific. Sweet/tart flavour. Grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch as early as 1856.

Cherry

Roma

Early

D

Regular

Very heavy yields. An excellent red paste tomato. Great for canning. Disease resistant. Red A very reliable performer.

Medium

Roma Cherry

Early

D

Regular

Sweet spicy flavour is addictive. Roma shaped cherry tomatoes are great fresh or dried. Very productive.

Red

Cherry

Roman Candle

Early

D

Regular

Average producer of yellow horn shaped paste tomatoes.

Yellow

Medium

Rosabec

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Quebec. Round, pink fruits have great taste.

Pink

Medium

Rose Beauty

Mid

I

Regular

Fruit is pale yellow with rose coloured streaks on the blossom end. Good flavour; moderate production. A very pretty tomato.

Bi

Medium

Rose Heirloom

Late

I

Regular

A good producer of large tasty pink fruit. The plant tends to sprawl a bit so would do better caged or staked.

Pink

Large

Rose of Berne

Mid

D

Regular

Attractive pink fruits have firm flesh and good taste.

Pink

Medium

Rosie's

Mid

I

Regular

Originally from Italy. Skins are quite thick so keeps well after picking.

Red

Small

Rutgers

Mid

D

Regular

Productive baseball sized red fruit. Deveoped at Rutger's University for the canning industry.

Red

Medium

San Marzano

Early

I

Regular

Moderately productive. Elongated, red paste type. Thick, dry flesh that's good for sauces, canning or drying. Crack resistant.

Red

Medium

Sandia Gem

Mid

I

Regular

Seeds were supposedly found in a leather pouch on a mountain in Peru and carbon dated to the early 1800s. Great sweet flavour; heavy yields.

Red

Medium

Santa Clara Canner

Mid

I

Regular

Fruits can weigh up to a pound. As the name implies, a good canning variety. Easy to Red peel, firm flesh. Very good yields. Supposed to be an indeterminate but grew more like a determinate for me.

Medium

Santiam

Mid

I

Regular

Small red tomatoes are good in salads or eaten fresh.

Small

Savignac

Mid

I

Regular

An heirloom developed in Quebec. Fruit is medium sized, juicy, sweet and pink/rose in Pink colour. Very productive. Vigorous growth; disease resistant.

Medium

Scotia

Early

D

Regular

Small 3 inch fruit, productive and tasty.

Red

Small

Scotia Paste

Early

D

Regular

A very firm, elongated paste tomato. Prolific.

Red

Small

Sementi

Mid

I

Regular

A fairly large, firm oxheart tomato. I got these from a seed company in France a few years ago.

Red

Large

Siberian

Early

D

Regular

As the name suggests, does well in cool weather. Reasonable production.

Red

Small

Sicilian Saucer

Mid

I

Regular

Good yields of absolutely huge fruit with ridges. Good taste.

Red

X-large

Silvery Fir Tree

Early

D

Snow White

Mid

I

Southern Nights

Mid

Sprint ST-11B

Red

Red

Small

Very unique wispy foliage can't be called either regular or potato leaf. A great Red ornamental plant that's not out of place in the flower bed. The production isn't huge but the taste is quite good. Does well in hanging baskets or a pot on the patio. An heirloom from Russia.

Medium

Regular

Productive plants have lots of small, white cherry tomatoes with a pleasant mild flavour. White

Cherry

I

Potato

Unusual colouration with dusky red bottom half and greenish top half. Good producer. Outstanding smokey, tart flavour. An heirloom from Russia.

Pink

Medium

Early

D

Regular

High yields of small good tasting fruits.

Red

Small

Mid

D

Regular

A Canadian variety. Good taste and yields.

Red

Medium

Striped Roman

Early

I

Regular

Elongated fruits are red with yellow streaks. A productive paste type. Not a good keeper.

Bi

Medium

Striped Roman Yellow

Early

I

Regular

Same as the variety above but this one is yellow with red streaks.

Bi

Medium

Stupice

Early

D

Potato

Very high yields of 2 in. plum shaped fruit are born in clusters. Early. Good flavour for eating fresh and also dries well. An heirloom from Czechoslovakia. A very popular variety as it starts producing very early and continues giving large crops all season.

Red

Small

Sub-Arctic Maxi

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Alberta in the 1970s for short season regions. Large fruit for an early variety. Very good yields and flavour for such an early variety.

Red

Medium

Sugawarra

Early

D

Regular.

Deveoped in BC. Lots of sweet tasting fruit.

Red

Medium

Summerjet

Early

D

Regular

Developed in BC. Quite early and productive. No sign of disease.

Red

Medium

Summerpink

Mid

D

Regular

Big pink fruits have great taste. Quite productive for a large sized tomato.

Pink

Large

Super Star

Mid

D

Regular

Good yields; uniform size. Good flavour.

Red

Medium

Superbec

Early

D

Regular

Developed in Quebec in 1976. Good yields of flavourful fruit.

Red

Medium

Sweet One Hundred

Early

I

Regular

Healthy, vigorous plants. High vitamin C content. The vines can climb to 9 feet and produce tons of sweet delicious fruit.

Red

Cherry

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Variety

Ready

Sweet One Million

Early

Type Leaves Description I

Regular

Advertised as a hybrid but reproduces true. All my seed is descended from a single Red plant I purchased over 20 years ago. Can grow over 8 feet and produces tons of sweet cherry tomatoes about as big around as a quarter. In all the years I've grown this variety I've never seen any evidence of disease.

Color Size

Tangerine

Mid

I

Regular

8-12 oz. tangerine shaped fruit. Good taste.

Orange Medium

Ten Fingers of Naples

Mid

I

Regular

6 oz. fruits are gently ribbed so each tomato resembles 10 red fingers. Good flavour.

Red

Medium

Thai Pink Egg

Early

I

Regular

This is a great tomato. Many thanks to Carrie Adams for sending me the seeds. Very prolific, great taste.

Pink

Small

Tigerella

Early

I

Regular

Red tomatoes with yellow stripes. Productive.

Bi

Small

Tiny Tim

Early

D

Regular

Dwarf plants do very well in containers. Heavy producer of dime sized cherry tomatoes. Red

Cherry

Tommy Toe

Early

D

Regular

A very productive cherry variety with great taste.

Red

Cherry

Trent

Mid

D

Regular

Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton in 1967. Very good production of good tasting baseball sized tomatoes originally used in the canning industry.

Red

Medium

Trimson

Mid

D

Regular

Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton in 1972. Very good production of good tasting baseball sized tomatoes originally used in the canning industry. Yields a little later than Trent but gives a heavier crop.

Red

Medium

Trophy

Early

I

Regular

Introduced in 1870 for the unbelievable price of $5 per packet and within a year nearly Red every seed company in the U.S. was carrying this variety. Clusters of medium sized red fruit with outstanding sweet mild flavour.

Medium

Turkish

Mid

I

Regular

Fruits are big and have good taste. Yields are average.

Orange Medium

Usabec

Mid

D

Regular

A very productive, uniform sized tomato that would be good for bottling.

Red

Medium

Varibest

Mid

D

Regular

An excellent tasting and productive mid season tomato. Fruits are very uniform in size. Red

Medium

Veeroma

Early

D

Regular

A good paste type. Developed in Ontario in the 1970s. Plants are small and the fruit is elongated. Few seeds.

Red

Small

Vivid

Early

D

Regular

Very vibrant colour that's almost fluorescent lasts for a few hours after picking. Good taste and yield.

Red

Medium

White Currant

Early

D

Regular

Compact plants produce hundreds of cream coloured fruits with good flavour.

White

Cherry

White Potato Leaf

Mid

I

Potato

8-12 oz. good tasting fruit. White flesh and skin. Good yields.

White

Medium

White Queen

Mid

I

Regular

Baseball sized white fruit has excellent tart acid flavour. High yields.

White

Medium

Wisconsin 55

Mid

D

Regular

Developed for the canning industry. Yields are good; above average taste.

Red

Medium

World Record

Mid

D

Regular

Fruits are 2-3 in. across and have excellent taste. Very good yields.

Red

Large

Yellow Bell

Late

I

Regular

A yellow paste heirloom that dates from the 1800s. Pear shaped fruits are 4 to 5 inches Yellow long. Flesh is dry and meaty with a light, sweet flavour. Productive.

Medium

Yellow Brandywine

Late

I

Potato

Great tasting yellow fruits. Moderate production.

Yellow

Medium

Yellow Heartstock Yellow Lollipop Yellow Pear Yellow Stuffer

Late Early Early Mid

I I I I

Regular Regular Regular Regular

Very good tasting large yellow tomatoes. Small, sweet tasting yellow cherry tomatoes. Prolific. Fruits are shaped like small yellow pears. A very old, productive variety. This looks like a yellow bell pepper. The inside is almost hollow so it's great for stuffing.

Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow

Large Cherry Cherry Medium

Yorkbec

Mid

D

Regular

Good tasting average sized red tomatoes. Deveoped in Quebec for the canning industry.

Red

Medium

Cherry