Green Zebra
Green Zebra | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | green, striped |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated, created heirloom |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, 2-5 oz, green round fruits with dark green/yellow stripes, green flesh and gel, very productive, very good tangy flavor.
Seed source:
- 1. Reimer Seeds
- 2. Tomato Growers Supply 04
- 3. Livingston Seed 11
- 4. CV Hazzard's Greenhouse 11
- 5. CV Snow Seed 12
- 6. CV PNW Seeds 05
Year grown: 2004, 2008, 2010(4)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 2-3 oz yellow and green striped fruit, good flavor.
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
KY ST M
- These tomatoes are 2-3 oz green balls with yellow stripes, and a zingy green taste. The small, bushy plants are well suited to container culture. This highly productive tomato is always a hit. 90 days to maturity.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2008
Location: Sonora, Kentucky
GERM SC K
- green – amber-green striped fruit, regular leaf, indet.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / CV Treml (Raritätengärtnerei Treml)/ 2013
Year grown: 2011, 2013
Location: Germany
B.C GI K
- Green with yellow/yellow-green stripes. Regular leafed plant, indeterminate. Fruit grows to about the size of a tennis ball (and slightly larger), bushy with lots of leaf cover. A really nice acidic flavour, always really productive in my garden, and ripens well off the vine. Plants grow approx 4-4.5'. Does well in heat.
Seed source:
Year grown:
Location: Nelson, BC, Canada
History
- Developed in the 1980s by tomato and potato breeder Tom Wagner, Everett, Washington from 4 heirlooms which included Evergreen. Selected for beautiful green color with green stripes and crack-resistance. One of Tom's favorite tomatoes that he uses extensively in breeding.
- Released by Tom Wagner in 1983 via Tater Mater Seed.
- For additional information, see Tom Wagner's article about Pedigree of 'Green Zebra' tomato.
- Other "Zebras", which may or may not be related to Green Zebra.
- Red Zebra (an off-type Green Zebra)
- Big Zebra (found growing in a patch of Copia tomatoes)
- Zebra
- Yellow Zebra
See also
Related
- Evergreen,
- Black Brandywine X Green Zebra F1,
- New Green Zebra,
- Giant Green Zebra,
- Berkeley Tie Dye,
- Black Zebra,
- Dawson's Black Zebra
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Zebra (Pinetree Seeds ) - baby fruit. 2008-07-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Green Zebra (PNW Seeds) - green fruit. 2008-08-04.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Zebra - green fruit. July 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Zebra - green fruit. July 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Green Zebra - green fruit. 2013-08-03.
Tom Wagner. Green Zebra.
Kelly G. Green Zebra ripening on the vine. Sept. 2007
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Green Zerba - ripe fruit. 2012-09-29.
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Green Zerba - ripe fruit. 2012-09-29.
Olena Tsygankova, Alberta. Green Zerba - sliced fruit. 2012-09-29.
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