New Yorker

Described as a meaty, well-balanced early red tomato, dependable rather than complex. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

An early determinate red slicer associated with the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, bred for northern, cool, short-season conditions.

• Determinate bush. It sets most of its crop in one concentrated flush, which suits batch cooking and canning, and needs only light support.
• Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.
• Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
• Reliably sets and ripens in cool, short seasons.
• One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Manitobabut a New York variety rather than a Canadian prairie oneMoskvichbut a determinate bush rather than an indeterminate vine

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Is New Yorker determinate or indeterminate?

New Yorker is a determinate variety. Determinate bush. It sets most of its crop in one concentrated flush, which suits batch cooking and canning, and needs only light support.

How long does New Yorker take to ripen?

New Yorker ripens in about 65 days from transplant. Ripens early, under about 70 days, one of the safer picks where the summer is short.

Is New Yorker an heirloom or a hybrid?

New Yorker is open-pollinated, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.

What can I grow instead of New Yorker?

A close swap is Manitoba, but a New York variety rather than a Canadian prairie one.