Russian Rose

Description

Large red with great tomato flavor. This Russian heirloom variety is aptly named as it bears fruit as pretty as a rose. The tomatoes are large rose-pink globes with excellent, sweet, full tomato flavor. The average size is usually about 12 ozs. with meaty flesh. Expect a good sized crop of these top-quality tomatoes. Indeterminate. 78 days. An heirloom from a unknown Russian family from Novorossiyk that maintain it for years. Introduced in the Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook by Dan and Norma Green of Dexter, Michigan (MI GR D).