Old German, is a yellow and marble red savory tomato that has a more diverse set of color and shapes than the ‘Gold Medal’ German Bi-color tomato expression. Improvements in symmetry, cracking, consistent production all contribute to the beauty of Old German. Plants grow large, gigantic, and support larger fruit clusters, similar to Gold Medal. Continual open pollinated selection improves the symbolic gold and pink occurring in the skin and flesh of this fruit. Flavor is tangy, savory, juicy, and long lasting. Fruits have good storage potential, and come in bridge, round, triangle, and unusual shapes. Often fruits appear to fade orange on pink gradient, against a smoothie yellow backdrop. Old German’s streaks of red, and marble-pink are subtle, and flesh appears buttery gold, which sets it apart from the various German tomatoes it resembles. These tomato types are American heirlooms, and deceivingly hail from a heritage almost forgotten.
