Quick Summary of Pink Furry Boar
- 🌍 Origin: A famous American creation by breeder Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms), highly popular among Russian collectors for its unique appearance.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (vining), growing to about 1.7 m (5.5 ft) in a greenhouse. It boasts fantastic disease resistance (stays green late into the season) and sets fruit exceptionally well, even during extreme heatwaves.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Truly exotic! The skin is fuzzy (like a peach), colored light pink with pale yellow stripes. They are relatively small, weighing around 100 g (3.5 oz). When placed on a plate, they look exactly like real peaches. Note: The fruits can soften quickly and dent on the sides after picking.
- 👅 Flavor: Highly debated among growers. The general consensus is that the flavor is mediocre, ordinary, or slightly tart/watery. While a few find it tender and juicy, most agree this is a “novelty” tomato grown primarily for its stunning looks rather than top-tier culinary taste.
- 🔍 Lookalikes: Often confused with Peach Blow Sutton or Striped Velvet, but growers confirm it is a distinct variety. Also, do not confuse it with its cousin, the Red Furry Boar.
Pink Furry Boar (USA). I got my seeds from V. Popenko. Indeterminate, tall, set fruit very well, productive.
Seller’s description: “A very rare variety. A true miracle from Brad Gates. The fruits are round, pink, painted with light yellow stripes, of excellent taste, weighing up to 100 g (3.5 oz).”
There are a lot of fruits and they are very attractive. When ripe ones sit on a plate, it’s hard to tell they are tomatoes—they look exactly like peaches. Mine turned out to have a satisfactory taste, a bit watery. If you plant it, do it only for the exotic look! It’s very pleasant to hold in your hands and looks attractive, but in a salad, they are just ordinary tomatoes.
Edited October 26, 2014 by Pomidoroved
I sowed my “furry pink” extremely late for an indeterminate, on April 10th, just “to take a look”.
Well, what can I say, it’s a handsome plant. The taste leaves much to be desired—tart, but not watery.
I don’t understand, is this Peach Blow Sutton?
Vera, I thought just yesterday that you would ask about this 😄 I even wanted to add a postscript: specifically for Vera-tomatinka, this is not Peach Blow Sutton 😃
Here is my Peach from last year. Its color is a paler pink, it has no light yellow stripes, but when it is not fully ripe it has green spots and a sweeter taste. And the plants themselves also differ considerably.
Svetochka, another question. You planted Barkhat Melirovannyi (Striped Velvet) last year, it doesn’t look like that either. 😉
Girls, I will find a photo of my ripe one for you to compare, it seems to me that mine is not that orange, mine is more pink.
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Svetochka, another question. You planted Barkhat Melirovannyi (Striped Velvet) last year, it doesn’t look like that either. 😉
No, Vera. Not similar at all.
Edited October 14, 2013 by Drosera
I can’t find any reviews about Red Furry Boar. Could pink = red? I am making my planting plan and there is no info on the variety.
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Could pink = red?
No, Pink is light pink in color, it’s hard to call it red.
You can look at Red Furry Boar here (link). They are, of course, very similar. It is possible they differ only in color.
My “furry little boar” looks very beautiful, it sets trusses even in our hellish heat, not prone to diseases – to this day the bush is completely green and has a lot of fruit clusters. The taste did not impress me. And I can’t say it’s watery, because there is a lot of flesh, but there is still too much gel/liquid in it. Also, its sides dent after harvesting, becoming somewhat angular. I will plant 2-3 bushes to surprise guests, as an exotic novelty. I put them on a separate dish at home, and everyone thinks they are peaches.
My Pink Furry Boar in the greenhouse turned out to be very productive, about 1.7 meters (5.5 ft) tall. The fruits had an ordinary taste with a bit of acidity.
My cute little boars
And here is my Pink Furry Boar. Beautiful, soft, juicy. The taste is good, tender.
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