San Marzano Redorta
Heirloom tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 78-85 days
- Fruit
- red, plum
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
San Marzano
Redorta is a larger Italian selection named for a Bergamo peak, not the DOP San Marzano.
Origin & history
A larger Italian selection of the San Marzano type named for a peak in the Bergamo Alps, with fruit two to three times the size of the standard while keeping the paste character.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 78-85 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.
Related varieties
- heirloom
Amish Paste
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Federle
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Opalka
83-87 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Polish Linguisa
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Ten Fingers of Naples
75-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Grandma Mary's Paste
70-80 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog · Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co., Seed Catalog
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection