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Weird Tomato
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:03 pm
by dougie247
Growing tomatoes for the first time this year and I have 1 Bush at approx 5ft high that has only 2 tomatoes on it.. The rest are producing loads.. I decided to cut this guy off as I suspect he's sucking the life from the rest of the plant.
Have u ever seen a tomato like this? Its about 3.5 inches in diameter..
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:22 pm
by rainbowgardener
Yup, it's the variety: Zapotek pleated tomatoes:
They make very odd looking slices:
They are reputed to be "prolific" and "heavy bearers" so yours must not be liking its conditions. They don't grow well in containers and need full sun.
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:30 pm
by told2b
Could it be a Great White Beefsteak??
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:25 am
by rainbowgardener
Not sure why you would suggest that, since the Great White Beefsteak is not a pleated tomato, that I could tell anyway:
dougie's tomato was looking kind of pale green, but I don't know what color it would ripen up to.
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:18 pm
by cass2828
That tomato sure looks different...I would der where I could get those
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 2:52 pm
by rainbowgardener
Maybe Dougie will come back and tell us where he got his seeds/ plant. It seems to be very rare.
Tatiana's tomatobase which is the be all and end all of tomato information doesn't list anyone currently selling it.
https://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Zapotec
J&L Gardens Seed which was listed as having it a couple years ago, doesn't seem to. But it has a similar red pleated (but not quite as heavily pleated) tomato called Marilyn's Best.
https://jandlgardens.com/catalog/index.p ... cts_id=479
Re: Weird Tomato
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:26 pm
by applestar
Bummer that the OP never came back to tell us what the ripe fruits look like. I was going to post this but he hasn't come back and I totally forgot about this thread
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