Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Black
Fruit Shape: Pear
Grape/Oval
Fruit Size: Small
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Canning
Paste
Cooking
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Mid-season
Country: USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-06-27
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2016-08-04
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2017-06-21
Two day harvest

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Comments:
  • Posted by wildflowers (North East Texas - Zone 7b) on Sep 19, 2017 11:43 AM concerning plant:
    This is easily the most productive tomato I've grown. I mean it pumped out hundreds of yummy, sweet cherry sized tomatoes and didn't stop for months! We had a hard time keeping up! Definitely a keeper.
  • Posted by LoriMT (Dawsonville, GA - Zone 8a) on Dec 12, 2023 9:27 AM concerning plant:
    I grew Chocolate Pear for one season. I loved the taste and appearance of the tomatoes, but the plant was totally overtaken by disease and was the first I pulled out of the garden by mid-season. Not a good choice for my hot and humid north Georgia zone 8a garden.

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