Jack White
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2015
Accession: 92
Seed Source: Seed received from Alan Bishop, IN, USA.
Comments:
2015 Meaty, sweet fruit with a mild fruity flavour. Really pleasant surprise - one of the best "white" tomatoes I've had. Heat may have delayed further production. Ripens well off the vine. Fruits form a distinctive butt at the blossom end. Approx 5 lbs/plant.
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate
Plant size: Medium (4ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Moderate
Maturity: 85 days.
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: White
Flesh colour: White
Fruit Shape: Oblate
Fruit Fasciation: Slight fasciation.
Fruit Firmness: Smooth
Fruit Set: Good
Average Fruit Diameter: 4.5"
Average Fruit Length: 3"
Average Fruit Weight: 160 gr (6 oz)
Affliction Observations
- Radial cracking in uneven watering.
History
- Bred by Alan Bishop of Hipgnosiss Seed. A stabilized cross [White Beauty] x [White Tomesol].
- Named after Jack White, lead singer of the band, The White Stripes.