Stupice

Stupice is an indeterminate heirloom slicer with red fruit. It ripens in about 65 days.

Typeslicer

Habitindeterminate

Days to maturity65

Fruit size2 to 4 oz

Colorred

Difficultyeasy

Flavor

Described as tangy and well balanced, with sweetness and a richness that some catalogs compare to larger beefsteak types. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

A very early Czech heirloom from the Stupice area near Prague, introduced to North America in the 1970s, grown as a potato-leaf vining plant prized for cold tolerance.

What it does well

Very early, often among the first slicers to ripen
Cold tolerant and productive in cool or short seasons
Heavy yields in clusters over the whole season

Where it frustrates

Indeterminate vines need staking or trellising
Fruit runs small to medium, not a large slicer

Like Stupice, but...

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

Early Girlbut an open-pollinated heirloom rather than an F1 hybrid Glacierbut indeterminate and vining rather than a compact bush

Where to buy seed

Sources

Stupice Tomato Seed · Territorial Seed Company
Stupice Tomato (Heirloom 65 Days) · Pinetree Garden Seeds
Heirloom Stupice Early Container Tomato · Renee's Garden