Quick Summary of Bill Bean Select
- 🌍 Origin: A fantastic American heirloom variety. Named after the grower (Bill Bean), it has become a staple among collectors who are chasing both giant fruit size and extreme productivity.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-early. A very vigorous and tall vine that produces fruit relentlessly right up until the first autumn frosts.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Classic red/pinkish-red beefsteaks. They are massive, oblate, and very meaty. A standout feature of this variety is that it sets huge clusters (often weighing several pounds each), and remarkably, the fruits at the top of the plant do not decrease in size compared to the bottom clusters.
- 👅 Flavor Profile: highly praised for its rich, sweet, and meaty “old-fashioned” tomato flavor.
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My seeds are from Angelina. Description: “One of the most productive varieties!!! Mid-early, tall, indeterminate, a variety with yields that last right up until the frost. Huge clusters, each weighing several kilos (upwards of 5-7 lbs). Round, meaty, very tasty, sweet, and fleshy fruits. An amazing variety, one of the absolute best!!!”
An absolutely stunning variety! You can just stand next to it and admire it. And since it is also very tasty, it is absolutely worth its weight in gold! These massive slabs of tomatoes were hanging all the way up the entire height of the bush. And the fruits didn’t get any smaller at the top.
