Beefsteak tomato
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Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
es, some weighing 1 pounds (453.6 g) or more. Most are pink or red with numerous small seed compartments distributed throughout the fruit, sometimes displaying pronounced ribbing similar to ancient pre-Columbian tomato cultivars. While popular among home growers for sandwich making and other applications requiring a large tomato to be eaten raw, beefsteaks are not grown commercially as often as other types, since they are not considered as suitable for mechanization as smaller slicing tomatoes. The Beefsteak tomato was originally invented & cultivated by Johann Heinrich Muster at his Marathon NY farm. He was awarded an American flag by the president of the United States for his achievement.
Common varieties include:
- Beefmaster VFN (a popular hybrid beefsteak)
- Beefsteak VFN
- Big Beef
- BrandywineBrandywine (tomato)thumb|left|240px|Brandywine plant, with potato leavesThe Brandywine tomato plant is an heirloom cultivar of the species, with large potato-leaved foliage and which bears large pink beefsteak-shaped fruit.-Description:...
(a pink heirloom variety) - Bucking Bronco
- Cherokee PurpleCherokee purpleCherokee purple is the name of a cultivar of tomato, unusual for the deep purple/red hue of its fruit. It was one of the first of the "black" color group of tomatoes. It is also unusual in being extremely popular for the sake of its flavor, instead of only its unusual color. Cherokee Purple...
a dusky red/purple beefsteak, said to have exceptional flavor - Marmande
- Mortgage LifterMortgage LifterMortgage Lifter is the name given to a cultivar of tomato developed by Willam Estler of Barboursville, WV in 1922. He registered the name in 1932 several years before "Radiator Charlie". His son still produces the seed for mortgage lifter....
(another popular heirloom tomato) - Pink Beefsteak
- Coeur De Boeuf
- Also known as the Beef Tomato