Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $2.95
SKU: 3400551
Aunt Ruby's German Green 
80 days, indeterminate — A really nice beefsteak-type tomato with fruit are five inches in diameter by four inches deep, weigh one pound or more and remain green colored at maturity. Sweet juicy flesh, refreshing spicy flavor.
This family heirloom was introduced to the general public by Ruby E. Arnold (1915-1997) of Greeneville, Tennessee. According to the family, they are not sure how, when or why the "German" got added to the name of this variety. They are not from Germany and they have no known German ancestry. They speculate that Ruby's may have selected her tomato from a now unknown variety from seed originally sourced from a German-speaking Amish seedsman in their area named Ivan Snapp.[1] Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.
Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Color: White
Special Groups: Ark of Taste
Special Groups: "Epic" Tomatoes
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Fruit Color: White
Special Groups: Ark of Taste
Special Groups: "Epic" Tomatoes
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Informational References:
- Correspondence with author and tomato authority Dr. Craig LeHoullier.
- "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden," Dr. Carolyn Male, Workman Publishing, 1999, pages 56-57.
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★★★★★ this is my favorite tomato
By mary Wallman on February 14, 2023
By mary Wallman on February 14, 2023
You have to pick it by how it feels rather than how it looks. If you wait for it to turn a little yellow you have waited too long and it will be a bit insipid and too sweet. But when it is just starting to feel ripe, that is when it tastes best. It is both sweet and tangy and perfect for anything you use a tomato for. It will liven up a sauce or a jar of canned tomatoes and it is perfect for a burger or sandwich or by itself. It is not the most prolific or the easiest to grow but like the Paul Robeson, even if I get only a half dozen tomatoes from a plant in the summer, it is worth the trouble because it just tastes so good.
