Riesentraube

Description

1 pear shape, red fruit with sharp point on blossom end, clusters of 20-30 fruits, good flavor, very productive very old, rare, non-commercial var. from Germany // Beautiful, red, grape-shaped fruits weigh approximately 3/4 oz. each, with a distinctive sharp pointed tip at the blossom end. Excellent, bold, old fashion tomato flavor. ‘Riesentraube’ translates from the German as “giant bunch of grapes”- up to 350 flowers are produced per cluster! This is the perfect tomato for drying. HISTORY: Originally from East Germany, it also may have been grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch as early as 1855.