No. 013 · heirloom
Yellow Pear
Yellow Pear is an indeterminate heirloom cherry tomato with lemon to golden yellow fruit. It ripens in about 80 days.
Typecherry tomato
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity80
Fruit size0.5 to 1 oz
Colorlemon to golden yellow
Difficultyeasy
Flavor
Described as mild and slightly sweet, low in acid, valued more for its looks and clusters than for a bold taste. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured claim for your garden.
Origin
A very old open-pollinated heirloom dating to at least the early 1600s, long grown in Europe and early America and used for preserves and pickling.
What it does well
- Very heavy yields in long clusters
- Distinctive pear shape adds color to salads
- Vigorous and long-bearing until frost
Where it frustrates
- Mild flavor that some find bland
- Tall sprawling vines need sturdy support
- Keeps producing late, so it needs season-long staking
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Yellow Pear Tomato (Heirloom, 80 Days) · Pinetree Garden Seeds
- Yellow Pear Tomato · John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
- Yellow Pear Tomato Seeds · Monticello