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* Originated in Italy, it has been grown f … * Originated in Italy, it has been grown for centuries in the area of Somma-Vesuvio volcanic group, in the province of Naples and in the part of the territory in the Municipality of Nola. It dates to 1885 or earlier, and it was first mentioned by Bruni in "Degli ortaggi e loro coltivazione presso la città di Napoli" and later by Palmieri, in "Annuario della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura in Portici" (the current Faculty of Agriculture) (1885).
* It is a winter pantry tomato that Italians would hang in their cellars over winter in whole clusters to preserve fresh for a long time.
* See [http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.vesuvio/Edettaglio_prodotto.php?id_prodotti=2983 Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio] website for more information.
* The problem with this variety is that it has PDO protected status ('protected designation of origin'), which was granted in 2009. (see [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=1783].). This means that it can only be labelled as such if it comes from the designated region. This may force growers outside of the Italian region to rename this variety, which is a 'no-no' for many seed preservationists. a 'no-no' for many seed preservationists.
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