Quick Summary of Schlesische Himbeere (Silesian Raspberry)
- 🌍 Origin & Name: A beautiful German heirloom variety. “Schlesische Himbeere” translates from German directly as “Silesian Raspberry” (named after the historical region of Silesia and the fruit’s raspberry-pink color). Forum members note that this specific seed line was brought directly from Baden-Baden, Germany.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), highly recommended for greenhouse growing. It has sparse, “wispy” foliage, but possesses a massive potential for fruit production.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, oblate, and slightly ribbed beefsteaks of a delicate raspberry-pink color. They form in complex trusses of 5-6 fruits, each weighing over 250g (8.8 oz). The very first fruits of the season often come from mega-blooms (fused blossoms), resulting in massive tomatoes shaped like giant flowers.
- 👍 Ripening Quality: Unlike many large ribbed heirlooms, growers confirm that the “shoulders” (the top part near the stem) of this variety ripen fully and evenly, without leaving hard green or yellow spots.
- 👅 Flavor: The flesh is highly aromatic, sweet, and delicious.
🍅 Have you grown this variety? Scroll down to add your review and photos in the comments below!
Indeterminate, intended for growing in closed ground (greenhouse) conditions. The plant has sparse foliage, but a huge potential for fruiting… it forms complex trusses with 5-6 large fruits (over 250g / 8.8 oz), of a delicate raspberry color…
The fruits are oblate, slightly ribbed, with aromatic, tasty flesh…
A true find of this year! This variety has taken up permanent residence in my collection…
Tomatanya! You planted this variety before, do the shoulders ripen fully?
Zulfiya said:
do the shoulders ripen fully?
Zulya, mine ripened perfectly, but my original seeds were from Yashchenko (private collector).
Tatyana said:
my original seeds were from Yashchenko.
Natalya Pavlovna (Yaroslavna) got this specific seed line directly from Baden-Baden (Germany) 🌸
A beautiful, tasty, excellent tomato. Thank you Tanyusha (Tomatanya) 🌸
Photo from the bush.
The one shaped like a flower is from a mega-bloom (fused blossom).
