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| Solanum lycopersicum | Accepted |
| Lycopersicon lycopersicum | Synonym |
| Snowball |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Skin Color: | Yellow White |
| Flesh Color: | White |
| Fruit Shape: | Flattened Globe |
| Fruit Size: | Medium |
| Fruit Weight: | 8 oz. |
| Leaf Type: | Regular-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 6 feet |
| Best Uses: | Slicing |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Mid-season Late |
| History: | Dates back to 1920s |
| Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.: | Sweet high sugar? Meaty few seeds? Firm flesh |
| 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. |
| Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Feb 13, 2021 12:32 PM Several seed vendors sell this variety interchangeably with Snowball. I have grown Snowball back in the 40's and again for nostalgia in the 90's. Snowball is a small ( 5-7 ounce) round white with little core so I am not convinced that White Beauty is the same variety. It performs reasonably well for an antique variety that dates back to the the beginning of the 20th century. Sweet mild flavor. Always considered it more of a novelty than a slicer. [ Reply to this comment | |
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