Quick Summary of Bronza (Amarillo Rusty Paste)
- 🌍 Origin: Known in the US and Europe as Amarillo Rusty Paste, this variety is often circulated among Russian collectors under the translated name “Bronza” (Bronze) due to its unique coloring.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-early. The bush is thin with weeping (droopy) foliage of medium length. Despite looking somewhat fragile, it is exceptionally tough and robust.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful paste/plum tomatoes with a unique metallic, rusty-bronze color (neither truly green, yellow, nor orange). Note on genetics: Growers report slight variations in shape—some plants produce chubby plum shapes, while others produce longer, icicle-like fruits with a pointed blossom end.
- ☀️ Climate Tolerance: Outstanding heat tolerance. It continues to set fruit perfectly even during intense summer heatwaves.
- 📈 Yield: Phenomenal. Growers describe it as “insanely productive,” producing so heavily that extra staking and strong supports are absolutely required to keep the plant from collapsing under its own weight.
- 👅 Flavor Profile: A good, sweet flavor. Meaty but surprisingly juicy for a paste tomato, with a moderate amount of seeds.
Indeterminate mid-early variety. The bush is thin, with weeping foliage of medium length. The fruit shapes varied for me: on one bush I got more elongated and larger icicles with a little beak, and on the second one—chubby plum shapes. But both bushes were productive, setting fruit very well in the heat. The color is extraordinary—not green, not orange, not yellow. Exactly bronze. The taste is good with sweetness, not much liquid inside. Thanks to Elena Danko for the seeds.
Quite large plums of a very beautiful bronze color. The taste, again, was pretty ordinary for me this season, with a hint of sweetness. But the yield! 🤯 This is just an insanely productive tomato, it produces, produces, and produces! As a result, I had to support the stake it was tied to with a forked branch. Otherwise, the whole bush would have collapsed along with the stake. Started ripening in early August. Meaty, but quite juicy. Lots of seeds.
Seeds were also from Elena Danko.
The variety is highly productive, endures extreme heat stoically, and has an extended fruiting period.
