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  1. Sungold tomatoes

    1. Sungold

    Orange
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Exceptionally sweet orange F1 cherry tomato with intense fruity flavour, very early cropping and a long harvest season on vigorous indeterminate vines; highly productive but prone to splitting.

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  2. Black Russian tomatoes

    2. Black Russian

    Black / dark
    Large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Russian dark heirloom with compact indeterminate vines and rich smoky-sweet mahogany fruit.

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  3. Orange Paruche tomatoes

    3. Orange Paruche

    Orange
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Vigorous F1 orange cherry producing very heavy trusses of 1-inch round fruit with notably sweet, strong flavour.

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  4. 4. Apero

    Red
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Oval / ellipsoid
    Fresh / snacking

    Early red F1 cherry-plum tomato combining very sweet, high-Brix fruit, heavy trusses and a strong modern disease-resistance package.

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  6. Black Cherry tomatoes

    5. Black Cherry

    Black / dark
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Modern open-pollinated dark cherry introduced in 2003, producing abundant dusky red-purple fruit with rich, sweet, complex flavour over a long season; vigorous vines need support and fruit can crack in wet weather.

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  7. Burlesque tomatoes

    6. Burlesque

    Red
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Large red F1 beefsteak with sweet-tangy flavour, thin skin, meaty juicy flesh, heavy cropping and very good crack resistance.

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  8. Gardener's Delight tomatoes

    7. Gardener's Delight

    Red
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Classic red open-pollinated cherry tomato with cascading trusses, dependable yields and sweet rich flavour.

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  9. Mortgage Lifter tomatoes

    8. Mortgage Lifter

    Pink
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Famous West Virginia pink heirloom beefsteak associated with Radiator Charlie Byles, producing very large, meaty, mild-sweet fruit on vigorous indeterminate vines with good yield for its size.

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  10. Old German tomatoes

    9. Old German

    Yellow
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Huge Mennonite Shenandoah Valley heirloom beefsteak with yellow flesh streaked red and pink, very sweet juicy flavour and fruit commonly reaching 1½–2 lb.

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  11. Better Than Candy tomatoes

    10. Better Than Candy

    Black / dark
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Tall anthocyanin black-cherry cross with purple-indigo fruit over a rosy base, intensely sweet fruity flavour and strong resistance to splitting on the vine.

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  12. 11. Cherokee Green

    Green
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Craig LeHoullier green-when-ripe Cherokee Chocolate derivative with soft juicy beefsteaks, very few seeds and outstanding balanced flavour.

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  13. Orangeto tomatoes

    12. Orangeto

    Orange
    Small
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Compact orange F1 cherry/cocktail tomato with very high sweetness, heavy yields and strong late-blight resistance, well suited to containers.

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  14. Vivacious tomatoes

    13. Vivacious

    Orange
    Large
    Slicer
    Oval / ellipsoid
    Fresh / snacking +2

    Burpee-bred orange-scarlet F1 slicer with oval 4–8 oz fruit, balanced sweet-acid flavour, heavy yields, long keeping quality and strong crack resistance.

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  15. 14. Rosella

    Pink
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Deep-pink British cherry tomato bred for exceptionally fruity raspberry/blackberry flavour and high yield; RHS AGM 2017.

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  16. Green Zebra tomatoes

    15. Green Zebra

    Green
    Medium
    Saladette
    Round
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Tom Wagner's iconic 1983 green-when-ripe cultivar, combining emerald flesh and dark striping with a distinctive sweet-tangy flavour, high productivity and relatively crack-resistant fruit.

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  17. 16. A Grappoli D’Inverno

    Red
    Small
    Plum / Roma
    Elongated
    Fresh / snacking +1

    A Grappoli D’Inverno is a red plum tomato on semi-determinate plants around 43 g, with firm, flavorful, classic Italian.

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  18. 17. AAA Sweet Solano

    Orange
    Medium
    Saladette
    Round
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Wild Boar Farms orange-gold striped salad tomato selected from Yellow Boar, with firm 2–4 oz fruit, very sweet tropical flavour and huge yields.

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  19. 18. Abigail

    Pink
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Pink F1 beefsteak from Johnny’s/North Carolina State breeding, combining rich heirloom-style flavour with high yield, reduced cracking and late-blight resistance.

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  20. 19. Abraham Lincoln

    Red
    Large
    Beefsteak
    Round
    Slicing +1

    Historic 1923 Buckbee heirloom with large meaty red beefsteak fruit, rich balanced flavour and productive indeterminate vines.

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  21. 20. Ace 55

    Red
    Large
    Slicer
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Compact determinate red Ace 55 VF with firm oblate fruit and dependable Verticillium/Fusarium tolerance.

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  22. 21. Acme

    Red
    Very large
    Slicer
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +2

    Historically important Livingston tomato introduced in 1875; modern seed sold as Acme may not all represent the same original strain.

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  23. 22. Adelaide Festival

    Purple
    Large
    Slicer
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Striped purple dwarf slicer from the Dwarf Tomato Project, combining compact rugose vines with juicy, balanced 180–300 g fruit.

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  24. 23. Adora

    Black / dark
    Large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Premium Spanish dark-brown Marmande-type tomato from HM.CLAUSE, with ribbed fruit, intense balanced flavour, firm flesh and excellent keeping quality.

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  25. 24. Afternoon Delight

    Red
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Large red-yellow bicolour Wild Boar Farms beefsteak with anthocyanin splashes, very meaty fruit and good vine-hang and post-harvest keeping ability.

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  26. 25. Aiko

    Red
    Tiny
    Grape
    Oval / ellipsoid
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Sakata's 2004 Japanese red mini-plum F1, around 20 g, with thick low-gel flesh, rich sweetness, vigorous hot-weather growth and strong crack resistance.

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  27. Ailsa Craig tomatoes

    26. Ailsa Craig

    Red
    Small
    Slicer
    Round
    Slicing

    Classic Scottish cordon tomato, bred in 1908 and introduced in 1912, with prolific small red fruit and a notably traditional acidity-forward flavour.

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  28. 27. Aker's West Virginia

    Red
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Large red West Virginia family heirloom preserved through Carl Aker and Craig LeHoullier, with firm juicy beefsteaks and balanced full flavour.

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  29. Alicante tomatoes

    28. Alicante

    Red
    Medium
    Slicer
    Round
    Slicing

    Classic British open-pollinated cordon tomato introduced in 1925, producing reliable heavy trusses of medium red salad/slicing fruit with pleasantly sweet balanced flavour.

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  30. 29. Alice Roosevelt

    Red
    Slicer
    Round
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Old red round indeterminate heirloom also recorded as Comète; modern circulating seed has shown some strain/identity inconsistency.

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  31. 30. Alice’s Dream

    Gold
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +2

    Zbigniew Pawluczuk's 2015 Polish anthocyanin beefsteak, with golden-yellow/red-striped fruit, blue-purple shoulders and rich sweet-complex flavour.

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  32. 31. Aligote

    Red
    Tiny
    Grape
    Oval / ellipsoid
    Fresh / snacking

    Early red F1 grape/mini-plum hybrid with firm crack-resistant fruit and a documented Fusarium-resistance shorthand of FFF.

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  33. 32. Amai

    Red
    Tiny
    Grape
    Oval / ellipsoid
    Fresh / snacking

    Very sweet dark-red grape F1 from Sakata, producing 10–14 g fruit on vigorous indeterminate plants for protected or open-field culture.

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  34. 33. Amalfi

    Red
    Plum / Roma
    Elongated
    Paste / sauce +1

    Early red determinate F1 San Marzano-style paste tomato with smooth elongated fruit, dry meaty texture, high yield and a broad resistance package.

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  35. Amana Orange tomatoes

    34. Amana Orange

    Orange
    Very large
    Beefsteak
    Oblate / flattened
    Slicing

    Large orange Iowa-associated heirloom producing 12-16 oz low-acid beefsteaks with rich mild flavour on tall indeterminate vines.

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  36. 35. Amateur

    Red
    Small
    Slicer
    Round
    Slicing

    Compact British heritage bush tomato producing reliable crops of balanced, juicy red salad fruit.

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  37. 36. Amethyst Cream Cherry

    White / cream
    Tiny
    Cherry
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Pearlescent cream cherry with purple shoulder splashes, delicate-complex flavour, heavy production and unusually good sunburn, cracking and keeping performance.

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  38. 37. Amethyst Cream Cherry XL

    White / cream
    Tiny
    Cocktail
    Round
    Fresh / snacking

    Larger-fruited selection of Amethyst Cream Cherry: cream to pale-yellow large cherries with dark shoulder striping, very sweet low-acid flavour and vigorous vines.

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  39. 38. Amethyst Jewel

    Pink
    Slicer
    Oblate / flattened
    Fresh / snacking +1

    Pink small beefsteak with purple-amethyst shoulder splashes, large trusses, meaty-juicy flesh and sweet balanced tomato flavour.

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  40. 39. Amish Gold

    Orange
    Medium
    Slicer
    Round
    Fresh / snacking +2

    Amish Gold is a orange open-pollinated slicer tomato on indeterminate plants, typically around 142 g, with very sweet flavour, high productivity.

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  41. Amish Paste tomatoes

    40. Amish Paste

    Red
    Large
    Plum / Roma
    Elongated
    Paste / sauce

    Large-fruited American heirloom paste tomato with exceptionally meaty flesh, rich sweet flavour and heavy yields; excellent for sauce and canning but vigorous vines require substantial support.

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