Tomatoes with Potato Leaf
I know that Brandywine tomatoes have "potato" leaves (broad rather
than divided). Do any other types of tomatoes have this kind of
leaf?
The reason for asking: I bought my usual assortment of plants,
they're growing and setting. One of them, an "Aunt Ruby's Green"
has potato leaves. I'm wondering if the plant was mislabelled and
I really got an extra Brandywine.
Susan B.
There are dozens of tomato cultivars with potato leaves, Aunt Ruby's German
Green is not one of them. However, the "heirloom" cultivars have a lot more
variabilty than hybrids. Potao leaves are frequently reported in cultivars that
supposedly have regular leaves. It is a ressive gene that doesn't pop up with
regularity. I am not aware of any green tomato with potato leaves, so if your
ripens green, save the seeds and you can introduce "Suzies Green Potato" to the
heirloom market.
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