Olive tomato 'Shimmer' F1
- Product number: 291751
- Origin: Central America
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, also known as L. esculentum
These beautiful, almond- or olive-shaped tomatoes are about twice the size of the very similar 'Cookie Select' (291188) and weigh 40-50 g per fruit. The color of these beauties is reddish-brown with green veins. The taste is a (not insignificant) bonus: juicy and deliciously aromatic. The plants can grow quite tall in the greenhouse; outdoors, you could support them and not prune side shoots, which would result in an enormous plant.
The smallest tomatoes in our assortment are called cherry tomatoes or ping-pong tomatoes, depending on their size. Some varieties are elongated or heart-shaped and are given a slightly different name accordingly. Some are even original, wild species. Most taste extra sweet; a few have a sweet-sour taste. Cherry tomatoes are closest to the original species, which is perhaps why they are generally more resistant to the dreaded potato blight.
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Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, or also L. esculentum
Dutch: Olive Tomato
Also: Cherry Tomato
English: Cherry Tomato
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- Flower colour: Small yellow flowers
- Origin: Central America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, also known as L. esculentum
- Dutch: Olive tomato
- Also known as: Cherry tomato
- English: Cherry Tomato
