Tomato ID - Anyone recognize this one?

Keiththibodeaux · January 10, 2019

I grabbed this off of an heirloom rack. Around 8 ounce in size. Got any ideas as to its name?

pmcgrady · January 10, 2019

Goldman's Italian American possibly?
The ones I grew were more red and larger though, but they were shaped the same.

Keiththibodeaux · January 10, 2019

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Originally Posted by pmcgrady

Goldman's Italian American possibly?
The ones I grew were more red and larger though, but they were shaped the same.

I looked it up and I think you are right. Probably should have been bigger, but based on the complete lack of any taste what so ever, I assume it was picked green and gassed to turn it red. I considered it an investment in seeds, lol.

Fred Hempel · January 10, 2019

I think a tomato ID based on a store bought fruit, with no knowledge of the plant, is impossible.

Sure Goldman's IA has that color and shape, but so does the full-size Franchi variety Red Pear. and Red Pear Piriform, and Red Pear Abruzzese.

And there are likely heirloom-like commercial varieties that have been developed as well, that are not so easily found on the internet.

**carolyn137** · January 11, 2019

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

I think a tomato ID based on a store bought fruit, with no knowledge of the plant, is impossible.

Sure Goldman's IA has that color and shape, but so does the full-size Franchi variety Red Pear. and Red Pear Piriform, and Red Pear Abruzzese.

And there are likely heirloom-like commercial varieties that have been developed as well, that are not so easily found on the internet.

Thank you Fred for your post.

Call that shape,which is well known,an upside down heart, but in reality it's called a pyriform shape and they are usually found as either pink or red colors and from different countries as well

https://www.google.com/search?q=Toma...bih=815&dpr=1C

Carolyn

Nan_PA_6b · January 12, 2019

With all the pyriform varieties out there, you really can't tell. You didn't like it, so if you are guessing on what variety it is, you'll assume that variety isn't any good. Really it's impossible to know.

Fritz77 · January 15, 2019

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

I think a tomato ID based on a store bought fruit, with no knowledge of the plant, is impossible.

Sure Goldman's IA has that color and shape, but so does the full-size Franchi variety Red Pear. and Red Pear Piriform, and Red Pear Abruzzese.

And there are likely heirloom-like commercial varieties that have been developed as well, that are not so easily found on the internet.

At first I thought of Canestrino but the colour suggests me it could be Pera d'Abruzzo (Red pear Abruzzese). I have little knowledge compared to others Tville members though. There could be dozens of piriform tomatoes that look like that one.

Fred Hempel · January 15, 2019

I would think that since you are in Italy, you are probably aware of more of these than we are.

clkeiper · January 15, 2019

I seriously doubt many of the labels at the grocery store. it may not even be an heirloom.

zipcode · January 16, 2019

If it's a heirloom without a name it's probably one of the 'novel shape' hybrids, like Rugantino or Aurea.

Fritz77 · January 17, 2019

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

I would think that since you are in Italy, you are probably aware of more of these than we are.

Oh yeah, I know a lot of piriform varieties....like 5 or 6

I'm after one variety I've discovered (but never tasted) some time ago. It has been grown for decades only in a very remote area of Italy. If I get seeds and it turns out to be a good piriform tomato, I will definitely share seeds with this community

**carolyn137** · January 17, 2019

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Originally Posted by Fritz77

Oh yeah, I know a lot of piriform varieties....like 5 or 6

I'm after one variety I've discovered (but never tasted) some time ago. It has been grown for decades only in a very remote area of Italy. If I get seeds and it turns out to be a good piriform tomato, I will definitely share seeds with this community

I'll look for the sharing seeds part since I love them.

Carolyn

MrBig46 · January 18, 2019

I think it's Cuor di Bue.
Vladimír

**carolyn137** · January 18, 2019

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Originally Posted by MrBig46

I think it's Cuor di Bue.
Vladimír

Tania lists the following

Cuor Di Bue
Cuore Di Bue
Cuore Di Toro

Different spellings for several reasons.

Carolyn

January 10, 2019	#2
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	Goldman's Italian American possibly? The ones I grew were more red and larger though, but they were shaped the same. Last edited by pmcgrady; January 10, 2019 at 04:04 PM.

January 15, 2019	#9
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I seriously doubt many of the labels at the grocery store. it may not even be an heirloom. __________________ carolyn k

January 10, 2019	#4
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	I think a tomato ID based on a store bought fruit, with no knowledge of the plant, is impossible. Sure Goldman's IA has that color and shape, but so does the full-size Franchi variety Red Pear. and Red Pear Piriform, and Red Pear Abruzzese. And there are likely heirloom-like commercial varieties that have been developed as well, that are not so easily found on the internet.

January 12, 2019	#6
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	With all the pyriform varieties out there, you really can't tell. You didn't like it, so if you are guessing on what variety it is, you'll assume that variety isn't any good. Really it's impossible to know.

January 16, 2019	#10
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	If it's a heirloom without a name it's probably one of the 'novel shape' hybrids, like Rugantino or Aurea.

January 18, 2019	#13
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,524	I think it's Cuor di Bue. Vladimír