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open-pollinated
Jersey Devil
Also sold as: Jersey Devil Tomato
Historic New Jersey pointed paste heirloom with long red pepper-shaped fruit, very few seeds, dense flesh and rich tomato flavour.
- Shape
- Elongated
- Fruit type
- Plum / Roma
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 170 g
- Days to maturity
- 83 days (80–85)
- Sweetness
- Medium-high
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- High
- Cracking resistance
- High
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Heat tolerance
- High
- Cool-climate suitability
- Medium
- Growing notes
- Pepper-shaped fruit can reach 5-6 inches long. Dense flesh and very small seed cavities make it particularly useful for sauce and salsa.
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