Pipo

Red globe tomato. Determinate plants produce round, uniform fruits with slight ribbing at the stem end. Market mature fruits measure 2" long, 2-2.4" wide, and weigh 2.5-3.2oz. Fruits borne in clusters of 5-7. Nice acidity, thicker skin, and very seedy. High vigor and productivity in 2023 when grown at Heritage Farm. Early maturing, althouhg a bit later than most determinate-types. Acquired by SSE from Thompson & Morgan. CV Tho offered the variety from 1982-1992, but did not include any information about the history of this variety in their catalogs. It was referenced in the 1967 Annual Report of the Glasshouse Crops Research Institute in the UK, but it is unknown if that organization was responsible for developing it. It is unknown when the variety entered the US seed market, though according to SSE’s GSI publications, it was available in 1984, but was dropped sometime before 1991. SSE Accession # 121917