Quick Summary of Blue Pineapple Lineage
- 🌍 Origin: A rare collectible variety originally developed in Belgium. Interestingly, in the Russian tomato community, the English word “Lineage” was somewhat lost in translation and it is commonly sold under the name “Epoch of the Blue Pineapple”.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall and vigorous. It reaches about 150 cm (5 ft) when grown outdoors in open ground, and about 180 cm (6 ft) in a greenhouse. Known for high yields.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Stunningly beautiful oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks. The base color is orange-red, capped with striking dark blue anthocyanin shoulders. The more direct sunlight the fruits receive, the darker (almost black) the shoulders become. Average weight is 150–300 g (5.3–10.5 oz).
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: The interior features beautiful crimson marbling (swirls). The flesh is orange-red, velvety, and highly aromatic. The taste is remarkably sweet with intense, rich fruity notes.
- ⏳ Maturity: Mid-season.
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Epoch of the Blue Pineapple (Blue Pineapple Lineage) — a collectible, mid-season, high-yielding tomato variety. Country of origin — Belgium.
The bushes are indeterminate, tall: outdoors in open ground — about 150 cm (5 ft), in the greenhouse — about 180 cm (6 ft).
The fruits are oblate, orange-red with blue (anthocyanin) shoulders (the more sun hits the fruit, the blacker the shoulders get). Weight — 150–300 grams (5.3–10.5 oz), the cross-section has crimson swirls.
The flesh is orange-red, aromatic, velvety, sweet, with rich fruity notes in the taste.
