Tribes Tobique

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Tomato 'Tribe's Tobique' ripe fruit, 2022. ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2022

Accession: 580

Seed Source: Original seed from a plant purchased a commercial greenhouse.

Comments:

2022 Nice tomato flavour, really good production of round, red fruit averaging about 80g each. Smooth and red, good all around tomato, but best for fresh eating. Approx 3.6 (8 lb) per plant.

Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate

Plant size: Medium (3-4 ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Good

Maturity: 75 days

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Red

Flesh colour: Red

Fruit Shape: Globular

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Medium

Fruit Set: Excellent

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Average Fruit Length:

Average Fruit Weight: 80g

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History

  • Reportedly found by Fred Tribe, a Perth-Andover, New Brunswick naturalist, growing on the banks of the Tobique River. He picked a ripe tomato and took it home and saved the seed.