REISETOMATE HEIRLOOM TOMATO x 15 seeds

Reisetomate tomatoes look like a bunch of bright red cherry tomatoes fused together. Each lump on the fruit is its own tomato, complete with core and seed pockets, which can be easily torn apart from the cluster without a knife. These thick-skinned tomatoes are juicy and highly acidic, and they offer a sweet yet sharp tomato flavor. The vigorous Reisetomate tomato plants grow upwards of 1.5 meters, and the clusters of fruit average 15 centimeters in length, with each individual tomato weighing approximately 2 to 4 ounces.

Seasons/Availability

Reisetomate tomatoes are available mid-summer into early fall.

Current Facts

Reisetomate tomatoes are members of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, along with the potato, eggplant and tobacco. They are also commonly known as the Travellers tomato, and they are an extremely rare cultivar. Tomatoes were originally termed Solanum lycopersicum by Carl Linnaeus, but this designation was then changed to Lycopersicon esculentum, the term Lycopersicon deriving from the Greek word meaning wolf peach, and esculentum simply meaning edible. However, modern studies and DNA evidence are encouraging a return to the original classification.