Pruden's Purple
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 72-80 days
- Fruit
- pink, beefsteak
- Weight
- 12-16 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A potato-leaf pink beefsteak often described as an earlier Brandywine, which is precisely its appeal: comparable flavor and size a couple of weeks sooner.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 72-80 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| 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
Anna Russian
70-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
German Johnson
76-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aunt Ginny's Purple
78-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Black Krim
75-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Brandywine
80-100 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain
85-95 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, including 1 independent reference.
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog
- Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners · Cornell University Cooperative Extension, University or Government