Brandywine (tomato)

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Brandywine is a cultivar of tomato, of the beefsteak type.

The Brandywine cultivar is first documented in a seed catalogue as early as 1889, and references to it older than that. It is reputed to have been a breed developed by the Amish, though there is no evidence of this either way. It reached modern popularity when introduced via the Seed Savers Exchange in 1982, quickly becoming one of the most popular cultivars in the United States.

Brandywine is a large fruited (16 ounces being not unusual) potato leaf cultivar, with an extremely popular flavor, leading to heavy usage despite the original cultivar's relatively low yield per plant. Its fruit is pink, with green shoulders, and of a beefsteak style, requiring up to 100 days to reach maturity, making it among the latest tomato breeds.

See also: List of tomato cultivars

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