Persimmon
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-90 days
- Fruit
- orange, beefsteak
- Weight
- 12-24 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A rose-orange beefsteak heirloom of 19th-century American gardens (by tradition even earlier), colored exactly like its namesake fruit.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-90 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
| Fruit weight | 12-24 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
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Dr. Wyche's Yellow
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Kellogg's Breakfast
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
- heirloom
Aunt Ruby's German Green
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog