Zapotec Pink Pleated

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Tomato 'Zapotec Pink Pleated'.
Tomato 'Zapotec Pink Pleated'.

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2009, 2014

Accession: 71

Seed Source: Seed bank stock. Original seed from private donor from Vancouver, BC (2008).

Comments:

2014 Beautiful heavy pleated pink fruit. Very dry inside, great as a stuffer or for cooking, but good for fresh eating too. Delicate flavour, but not bland. 6lbs per plant.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling

Plant size: Large (5.5ft+)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Moderate

Maturity: 85 days.

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Pink

Flesh colour: Pink

Fruit Shape: Pleated

Fruit Fasciation: Extreme fasciation

Fruit Firmness: Firm

Fruit Set: Good

Average Fruit Diameter: 4.5"

Average Fruit Length: 4"

Average Fruit Weight: 190gr (6.7oz)

Other Observations

  • Does well in hotter, drier climates.
  • Crack resistant.
  • Doesn't like to be too cold or wet.

History

  • Heirloom taking it's name from the Zapotec people of Mexico, from which it originally came.