I would have kept growing Brandywine if mine had looked like that! The ones I had were always extremely misshapen, and I got tired of trying to cut them apart so they were useable; Pruden's purple grows at least a little more "regular" and I like the taste better than Brandywine. When I get a big, tasty tomato I really like to be able to have nice slices for BLTs and such. I wonder if it's a different strain/selection of BW that has such a nice shape?