{"id":2708,"date":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2708"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","slug":"purple-pear-brandywine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/purple-pear-brandywine\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Pear Brandywine Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2708&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Purple Pear Brandywine Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Purple Pear Brandywine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fantastic dark pear\/plum variation in the famous Brandywine family. Known for combining the legendary Brandywine flavor with a unique shape.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Very robust and vigorous, usually grown to 2 stems in the greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Dark raspberry\/purple pear-shaped fruits. Sizes can vary, but generally range from 5-12 oz (150-350g). The flesh is incredibly dense, meaty, and almost completely seedless.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Universally praised by growers as being one of the sweetest, most delicious, and aromatic dark tomatoes they grow. &#8220;Pure sweet meat.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Growing Traits:<\/strong> An incredibly heavy yielder that sets a &#8220;solid wall of fruit&#8221; even when the weather is cold or uncooperative. Depending on the spring weather, it can sometimes lean toward being a late-season ripener.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">PanIrina (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,208 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A tall indeterminate, very prolific, and delicious variety. The seeds were originally from V. Redko (from Canada). The claimed weight was 7-12 oz (200-350 grams). For me, the fruits turned out a bit smaller. On the lower trusses, they were 5-6 oz (150-170 grams). Out of all the varieties I planted this year, this one was the absolute sweetest and tastiest. The color of the tomatoes is dark raspberry\/purple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/DSCN5479.JPG.a2646907e66e0c57a82b01427e96f574.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/DSCN5479.thumb.JPG.49cbd74d2ee804b8999a884d1205143c.JPG\" alt=\"Purple Pear Brandywine fruits on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/DSCN5529.JPG.dacea97dda3915858b52daed16df564a.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/DSCN5529.thumb.JPG.7835102c9cd1ee13157fe29fa3fb4caf.JPG\" alt=\"Beautiful dark pear tomatoes on a plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,360 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>PanIrina wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nPurple Pear Brandywine&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Irina, thank you so much for this variety! It really is a heavy yielder and incredibly tasty! It&#8217;s just pure sweet meat with almost no seeds, weights up to 9 oz (250g). It turned out to be a bit of a late ripener for me, but everything was delayed this year because of the cold May. Indet, grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 stems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN8889.JPG.0c79f1a222b196440cfc3f68532f18f9.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN8889.thumb.JPG.3fa0ce556d2f99851520c57a18546ffa.JPG\" alt=\"Heavy truss of dark pear tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN8899.JPG.82256fe35ef8f4a7566e9abdbc56288b.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN8899.thumb.JPG.658e52a10419822f075e9613e609fd63.JPG\" alt=\"Seedless meaty cross section\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,360 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Purple Pear Brandywine. I repeated this variety. It&#8217;s insanely delicious, prolific, and beautiful. Grew in the greenhouse to 2 stems.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 13, 2021 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210908_124347.jpg.6684837a2a41701696f072c2e24617f9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210908_124347.thumb.jpg.7966037ba56ba0c5b49d1103578cd7d6.jpg\" alt=\"Purple Pear Brandywine on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210903_154027.jpg.66504ce1793f7348e5df721aeb476aac.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210903_154027.thumb.jpg.60c362d57e1e60d397788f02b3f370a7.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark sliced tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Bylinka (Lena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,101 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Oryol Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>An extremely prolific variety. It throws a solid wall of fruit, completely ignoring any crazy weather tantrums.<\/p>\n<p>The flesh is tender, thick, and aromatic; very delicious! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Purple Pear Brandywine \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fantastic dark pear\/plum variation in the famous Brandywine family. Known for combining the legendary Brandywine flavor with a unique shape. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Very robust and vigorous, usually grown to 2 stems in the greenhouse. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Dark raspberry\/purple pear-shaped fruits. 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