Riesentraube
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 75-85 days
- Fruit
- red, cherry
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A German heirloom whose name means giant bunch of grapes, carrying enormous trusses of up to two hundred small pointed red fruit. Documented in Pennsylvania German gardens since the 1850s.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-85 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
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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- heirloom
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75-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Galina
70-75 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Gardener's Delight
65-75 days · Indeterminate
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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
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog · Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co., Seed Catalog