Blue Tom Tomato Review: Anthocyanin Beefsteak - Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews

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Quick Summary of Blue Tom

🌿 Plant Habit: INDETERMINATE (Tall/Vining). It reaches about 1.8 m (6 ft) in height. Features regular leaf foliage. Growers report excellent results when pruned to two main stems.
🌍 Origin: A stunning dark anthocyanin variety that has gained immense popularity among European and Russian tomato collectors for its beauty and flavor.
🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Evenly oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks weighing 250-300g (8.8-10.5 oz). The base color is a rich, dark burgundy red, topped with striking purple/black anthocyanin shoulders. The flesh is dense, meaty, yet very juicy.
👅 Flavor: Highly rated! Very tasty, sweet tomatoes with a delicate and pleasant fruity aroma.
⏳ Maturity & Yield: Mid-season. Yields range from average to highly productive depending on growing conditions. Pro Tip: The dark anthocyanin expression is highly dependent on sunlight and cool temperatures; fruits ripening in the cooler autumn weather will display much darker “blue/black” shoulders than those ripening in mid-summer heat.

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Tiffany (Julia) ⭐ Pro Grower (20,171 posts)

📍 Las Palmas, Spain (USDA Zone 10)

Blue Tom

A mid-season, productive indeterminate. Plant height is 1.8 meters (6 ft). I grew it pruned to 2 stems. Regular leaf.

The fruits have an even, oblate shape, weighing up to 250-300 grams (8.8-10.5 oz). The color of the fruit is dark burgundy with anthocyanin shoulders. The flesh is dense but juicy. Very tasty, sweet tomatoes with a delicate, pleasant aroma.

Edited December 26, 2018 by Drosera

Dark burgundy Blue Tom tomato on the vine
Beautiful oblate anthocyanin tomato
Meaty cross-section of Blue Tom
Sliced dark tomato on a plate showing dense flesh

alio-nka (Alionka) ⭐ Beginner (98 posts)

📍 Baltic Sea Coast (USDA Zone 6)

Olga Sh (Olga Valentinovna) ⭐ Moderator (2,745 posts)

📍 Tula, Russia (USDA Zone 4)

I really like this tasty and beautiful tomato. I grew it last year and this year. It is already in my planting plans for next year.

neLENtyayka (Elena) ⭐ Pro Grower (2,794 posts)

📍 Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)

I grew Blue Tom in 2024. The variety is tasty and beautiful. I really liked it. The yield in my growing conditions was average. The very first fruits had barely noticeable anthocyanin, but after the temperatures dropped closer to autumn, a really good ‘antho’ appeared on the shoulders.

Seeds were from @Ilkina. Natasha, thank you!