Would you call these heart shaped?

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Would you call these heart shaped?

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Post: # 19041Unread post SpookyShoe
Sun May 03, 2020 10:18 am

Need opinions. Heart shaped or not. I have a tomato plant that has regular leaves that I grew from seed and labeled it as Black from Tula. It is not Black from Tula. I don't know what it is. Would you call the shapes of these tomatoes hearts are not?

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Sun May 03, 2020 11:08 am

That top one could possibly be considered a blunt heart. Or an oval, like a paste. Both could also be considered normal variation on round tomatoes. I've seen Early Girls look like the second one. I'd need to see more examples to make a decision.

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Sun May 03, 2020 7:48 pm

That second one definitely looks like a blunt heart to me. Are the leaves wispy, or broad? Usually, but not always, heart shaped tomatoes have elongated, thin leaves as well. Two examples that I'm growing this year- Reif Red Heart, and Goat Bag, have thin wispy leaves.

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Wed May 06, 2020 9:14 pm

They leaves are broad.
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Wed May 06, 2020 11:50 pm

I might call it a plum depending on the interior. Post a pic of that when you can. If large Locules it’s a plum imo.

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Sat May 16, 2020 8:39 am

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Sat May 16, 2020 2:32 pm

Yes, a plum not a heart

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Sat May 16, 2020 6:14 pm

How did it taste?
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Sat May 16, 2020 8:46 pm

PlainJane wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 6:14 pm How did it taste?

Good, but my faves are the "black" ones. However, I have liked it many colors of cherries...black and brown, orange, pale yellow, red.
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