My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

Robert H. Rosenberg wrote:

My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

I believe that is the stuff of evolution, namely, happenstance and
survival. IT is after all a tomato.

Slice it, salt it, and enjoy.

Regards,

Robert,
just one huh? That's tough. The first thing to do is get it a business
agent and come up with some colorful story for its' origin (You know
like being found in the garden of some hermit high in the [name of
mountain here].) Be sure to get pictures. Does it vaguely resemble any
known saint? Be sure to try public access TV. I mean whoop it up.

Finally, at some point it you should probably taste it. If it's any
good, save some seeds.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum. (more or less)

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"mr p." wrote:

Robert H. Rosenberg wrote:

My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

I believe that is the stuff of evolution, namely, happenstance and
survival. IT is after all a tomato.

Slice it, salt it, and enjoy.

Regards,

sell it on ebay!


"William L. Rose" wrote in message
...
Robert,
just one huh? That's tough. The first thing to do is get it a business
agent and come up with some colorful story for its' origin (You know
like being found in the garden of some hermit high in the [name of
mountain here].) Be sure to get pictures. Does it vaguely resemble any
known saint? Be sure to try public access TV. I mean whoop it up.

Finally, at some point it you should probably taste it. If it's any
good, save some seeds.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum. (more or less)

In article ,
"mr p." wrote:

Robert H. Rosenberg wrote:

My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

I believe that is the stuff of evolution, namely, happenstance and
survival. IT is after all a tomato.

Slice it, salt it, and enjoy.

Regards,



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sell it on ebay!


"William L. Rose" wrote in message
...
Robert,
just one huh? That's tough. The first thing to do is get it a business
agent and come up with some colorful story for its' origin (You know
like being found in the garden of some hermit high in the [name of
mountain here].) Be sure to get pictures. Does it vaguely resemble any
known saint? Be sure to try public access TV. I mean whoop it up.

Finally, at some point it you should probably taste it. If it's any
good, save some seeds.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum. (more or less)

In article ,
"mr p." wrote:

Robert H. Rosenberg wrote:

My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

I believe that is the stuff of evolution, namely, happenstance and
survival. IT is after all a tomato.

Slice it, salt it, and enjoy.

Regards,



--
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How about it's tastes? If it's good you can make it into tomato juice.

Well, some slug likes its taste, has made a small hole on it, avoided
the other tomatoes on the vine. It's ripening - I'll keep you posted
on the taste.
Still haven't heard how common this might be.
FYI, I've added a photo via attachment, if it comes through.

RHR

On 7 Sep 2006 02:02:17 -0700, "?" wrote:


"William L. Rose" wrote in message
...
Robert,
just one huh? That's tough. The first thing to do is get it a business
agent and come up with some colorful story for its' origin (You know
like being found in the garden of some hermit high in the [name of
mountain here].) Be sure to get pictures. Does it vaguely resemble any
known saint? Be sure to try public access TV. I mean whoop it up.

Finally, at some point it you should probably taste it. If it's any
good, save some seeds.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum. (more or less)

Robert H. Rosenberg wrote:

My daughter gave me a tomato plant this spring originating many years
back from my son-in-law's family - a somewhat typical Italian red
tomato, slightly plumper than a Roma . It's doing well with 7 or 8
normal looking tomatoes, but appears to have a 'sport', a single large
bulbous tomato off one branch bearing no resmblance to the others.

Is this common with tomatoes? If not, depending on how it looks at
maturity, is it something I should get excited about and pursue with a
local expert?

RHR

I believe that is the stuff of evolution, namely, happenstance and
survival. IT is after all a tomato.

Slice it, salt it, and enjoy.

Regards,

How about it's tastes? If it's good you can make it into tomato juice.