About Gilbertie Paste

85 days. Slender 7" fruits are 10–12 ounces each. Richly flavored, dense interior. Very small seed cavity even for a paste tomato.

About Tomato, Heirloom

These varieties were cultivated around the world decades or centuries ago. All are open-pollinated, meaning you can save seed from year to year. Heirloom tomatoes tend to be indeterminate (vining, ripening over time) and generally require support unless noted as determinate (bushier, ripening all at one time—good for canning). See also Tomato, Other.

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$2.50
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
V238
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive
Culinary

Other varieties of Tomato, Heirloom

Amish Paste tomato, long roma-type
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Amish Paste

Aunt Ruby's German Green tomato, large green fruits
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Aunt Ruby's German Green

Big rainbow tomato, yellow and red fruits
Photo from Burpee Seed

Big Rainbow

Black cherry tomato--dark red to almost black
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Black Cherry

Tomato 'Blondkopfchen', small yellow fruits
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Blondkopfchen

Bloody Butcher tomatoes, red cherries in trusses
Photo from Burpee Seeds

Bloody Butcher

Bonny Best tomato, bright red fround fruits
Photo from Generic Seeds

Bonny Best

Tomato Borealis Beefsteak, red to green tomatoes
Photo from North Circle Seeds

Borealis Beefsteak

Brandywine tomato, slighty pink red
Photo from Rush Creek Growers

Brandywine

True Black Brandywine tomato, wide flat fruit, very dark purple to dark red
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Brandywine, True Black

Tomato Cherokee Purple, red to brown fruits
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Cherokee Purple

Costoluto Genovese tomato, huge strong red, rippled
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Ruby.

Costoluto Genovese

Tomato Council Bluffs, pinkish flattened beefsteaks
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Council Bluffs

Early Annie tomato, small reds
Photo from Heritage Harvest Seed

Early Annie

Garden Peach yellow tomato, slight pink blush
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Garden Peach

Gold Medal tomato, large yellow slicer
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Gold Medal

Grandpa's Minnesota tomato, very large cherry, red
Photo from Heritage Harvest Seed

Grandpa's Minnesota

Green Zebra tomato, stripy-mottled green with yellow
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Green Zebra

Tomato Hillbilly Potato Leaf, yellow with red centers
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Hillbilly Potato Leaf

Iglehart Yellow Cherry tomatoes, gold to almost orange cherries
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Iglehart Yellow Cherry

Jaune flamme tomato, orange to yellow fruits showing size in a hand
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Pat T.

Jaune Flamee

Martino's Roma, long narrow red tomatoes
Photo from Reimer Seeds

Martino's Roma

Matt's Wild Cherry tomatoes, showing they're smaller than a quarter
Photo by Friends School Plant Sale shopper Kristian C. Thanks, Kristian!

Matt's Wild Cherry

Brandywine tomato, large and segmented
Photo courtesy of Joel Ignacio, www.joeysplanting.com

Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes

Moonglow tomato, large dark yellow/orange
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Moonglow

Mr. Stripey tomato, red with yellow streaks, very large
Photo courtesy of Jake Parrillo

Mr. Stripey

Mt. Vesuvius tomato, red elongated tomatoes with nipples in bunches
Photo from Fatalii

Mt. Vesuvius

Tomato Oaxacan Jewel, yellow and blush tomatoes
Photo from Tradewinds Fruit

Oaxacan Jewel

Omar's Lebanese tomato, bright dark red, classic heirloom look
Photo from Reimer Seeds

Omar's Lebanese

Orange Russian 117 tomato, yellow and orange heart-shaped
Photo courtesy of Foot Joy Farm

Orange Russian 117

Paul Robeson tomato, very dark red to brown, large fruits
Photo from Fedco Seeds

Paul Robeson

Red Robin tomatoes, red cherries in clusters
Photo from Tomato Growers Supply

Red Robin

Long red tomatoes, San Marzano
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

San Marzano

Seed Saver's Italian tomato, round red fruits
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Seed Savers Italian

Sweet pea tomato, tiny red fruits
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Pat T.

Sweet Pea

Tomato Tommy Toe, large red cherry tomatoes
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Tommy Toe

Tomato Trophy, red slicers
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Trophy

Photo by cygnus921 from the Wikimedia Commons

Yellow Pear