Eva Purple Ball
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 70-78 days
- Fruit
- pink, medium
- Weight
- 4-6 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A German heirloom carried to West Virginia in the late 1800s by the Böhm family. Perfectly round pink fruit that shrugs off the humidity and disease pressure that ruin most heirlooms in the Southeast.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 70-78 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| Fruit weight | 4-6 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.
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog