English Rose
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| English Rose | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | potato |
| Fruit color | pink |
| Fruit shape | |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
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- 80 days, indet., potato leaf plant with good yield of 8-12 oz pink fruit with excellent flavor.
- Source
- IN ZI F 98 (Fred Zipp of Elizabeth, Indiana)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Heirloom tomato ?
- Fred Zipp of Elizabeth, Indiana (IN ZI F) originally listed this variety in SSE 1998 Yearbook as small to medium pinkish fruit, handed down in same family since before World War II, no leaf type specified. It is not clear how it came to be a larger fruited in Neil Lockhart's growouts.
- Some growers have a regular leafed version of this tomato.
Picture Gallery
Julien Schmit, France. English Rose - green fruits. June 2009.
Patty Brown, Ohio. English Rose - ripe fruit. July 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.
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