Aunt Ruby's German Green
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-85 days
- Fruit
- green, beefsteak
- Weight
- 12-16 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A Tennessee family heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, released through Seed Savers Exchange. The definitive green-when-ripe beefsteak: sweet, spicy, and ripe when the shoulders blush amber.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-85 days | Consensus range across the cited independent references. |
| Fruit weight | 12-16 oz | Typical range for the cultivar, as a consensus across the cited sources. Not a measured mean from any single crop: fruit weight varies with season, spacing and where on the plant the fruit set. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- heirloom
Green Giant
80-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aker's West Virginia
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aunt Gertie's Gold
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aunt Ginny's Purple
78-85 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Beefsteak
85-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Big Rainbow
85-95 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection