I first grew this tomato in 2004, having received seeds from Gary Millwood who acquired them directly from Lettie Mae "Granny" Cantrell in eastern Kentucky. She stated she received the seeds from a soldier who had returned from the war in Germany, hence we know they're of German descent. (Granny Cantrell was a young 95 year old the year she shared the seeds, passing away at age 96, even having a garden up to her time of death.)

The first year of my grow-out the plant grew to the top of a 6' cage, flopped over and grew back to the ground and by the first killing frost the vines had grown a good 12-15 ft outward from the original root system.

Flavor is outstanding, somewhat "sweet" more than acidic but certainly not bland/mellow. The texture is one of those perfect meat-to-juice ratios, offering just enough solid to hold onto your tongue while the juices carry the flavor over your taste buds and, if you're not shy, dribble down your chin!

NOTE: The original "working name" included the word "Red" but after several grow-outs the color was dropped from the name by most connoisseurs. The epidermis is clear over a red interior which normally puts a tomato in the "pink" classification. Granny Cantrell, Granny Cantrell's German, and Granny Cantrell's German Red are all one and the same. (My name preference is "Granny Cantrell's German".)

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