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What Kind of Tomato Is This?

RedSun (Zone 6, NJ)

8 years ago

Selling at an Chinese farmer. Do not need a firm ID, but just some ideas as to the type and any known varieties that are close to this.

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theforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Unfortunately no one will know what it is other than the person who grew it. Trying to come up with an ID from a photo is impossible. Even trying to ID it in person would be impossible.

Rodney
daniel_nyc
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
It’s called 中国最好的西红柿 ( to be easier: Zhōngguó zuì hǎo de
xīhóngshì)

Translation: The Best Chinese Tomato.

JUST KIDDING !

Sorry, can't guess the variety.
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Seysonn_ 8a-NC/HZ-7
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Q: What Kind of Tomato Is This?

The answer is : A GOOD KIND OF TOMATO. I personally like it hehe

Sey
digdirt2
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Just as with cucumbers (your other posts) and most any other garden vegetable the variety, or even something close to the name of the variety, is impossible even if you hold it in your hand much less try to do it from a photo. Out of some 6000+ tomato varieties there are probably at least 2000 red, round ones and any of those can have deformed, inconsistent locules and irregular ripening as in your photo.

Your insistence on trying to ID all these unknown vegetables you are growing from your collection of unknown seeds and from unlabeled sources is a waste of your time. It simply isn't possible to do.

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Nitsua
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Have you asked the Chinese farmer? That's about the only hope you'll have of finding out.

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