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Tomato 'Yellow Pear'

Information forthcoming as season progresses

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2009, 2014

Accession: 68

Seed Source: Seed bank stock. Original seed from Meighan, of New Westminster, BC (2007).

Comments:

2014	Excellent production of clusters of small, tart fruit with little sweetness. Keeps flowering and producing up until frost finally kills it off.

Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate

Plant size: Large (5ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Fair

Maturity: 70 days

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Yellow

Flesh colour: Yellow

Fruit Shape: Pear (cherry sized)

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Medium

Fruit Set: Excellent

Average Fruit Diameter: 0.75"

Average Fruit Length: 1.5"

Average Fruit Weight: 10g (0.35oz)

Other Observations

• Does not like to be kept too dry, prefers moister soil conditions.

History

• Grown in Europe in the late 18th century, and possibly earlier.
• First documented mention is in 1805 by taxonomist and biologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in his work, Synopsis Plantarum.