{"id":3972,"date":"2026-09-30T05:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:33:25","slug":"scotsdale-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/scotsdale-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotsdale Road 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;3972&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;Scotsdale Road 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): Scotsdale Road<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A stunning novelty anthocyanin (blue\/black) variety. Like many modern antho lines, its exact lineage is often compared to Brad Gates&#8217; creations due to the distinct color patterns.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. The vines are notably thin and wispy, reaching about 5.5 feet (1.7m) in a greenhouse setting. Yields are generally considered average.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Medium-to-large oblate beefsteaks with plump shoulders. The base color is a glowing, pearlescent pink, topped with heavy, dark purple anthocyanin splashing on the shoulders where the sun hits them.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Very well-balanced. It has a sweet profile backed by a pleasant, mild tartness.<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">stounns (Alevtina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,920 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volotovsky District, Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t find this variety in our catalog so I wanted to talk about it here. If I made a mistake, please move this post to the right thread)<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely loved this variety for the stunning beauty of its fruits: they are oblate, with plump shoulders, pearlescent-pink, looking like they are glowing from the inside, with an anthocyanin splash. The flavor is very good, balanced, sweet with a little tartness. Height in the greenhouse was up to 5.5 feet (1.7 meters), the vines are thin, and my yield in the first year was average. I&#8217;ll be growing it again for its beauty and taste))<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/1437142121_2.jpg.898cc8aa3bd6506dc977f2bb5d8b7607.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/1145498154_2.thumb.jpg.452076ea2729498c8b918ff6384a9446.jpg\" alt=\"Scotsdale Road pink and black antho tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/733881137_3.jpg.7ebfee668f3463fba860c771224bc8ea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/1513625789_3.thumb.jpg.d55ca1726ab9bc0bc1f9f7dc848b0ded.jpg\" alt=\"Scotsdale Road tomato sliced open showing pink flesh\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatyana77 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,538 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Novosibirsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Looks a lot like Amethyst Jewel, and Sophia&#8217;s Purple Apple too&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Hrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,446 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very fancy-looking tomato (photo from September 19).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/688049601_.jpg.e3117de0a24da8fc860a35cb57b72043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2023_09\/53437891_.thumb.jpg.c8f6c8c9aa01f0f0e019964dc8e67f48.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Scotsdale Road tomato ripening\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.2em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Botany Note: The &#8220;Antho&#8221; Lookalikes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tatyana makes a great observation comparing <em>Scotsdale Road<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/amethyst-jewel\/\"><em>Amethyst Jewel<\/em><\/a> and <em>Sophia&#8217;s Purple Apple<\/em>. If you grow a lot of anthocyanin (blue\/black) tomatoes, you&#8217;ll notice many of them look strikingly similar to each other!<\/p>\n<p>The anthocyanin pigment in tomatoes is highly light-sensitive. It only develops on the parts of the fruit&#8217;s skin that are directly exposed to UV rays from the sun. Because most beefsteaks hang downwards, the sun naturally beats down on their &#8220;shoulders&#8221;, creating that signature dark purple\/black crown while the bottom half ripens to its natural base color (in this case, pearlescent pink). Because this UV reaction is so dominant, many pink-base antho varieties end up looking like identical twins until you actually taste them! To get the darkest, most dramatic shoulders on your <em>Scotsdale Road<\/em> tomatoes, make sure to prune away any leaves shading the fruit trusses.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Scotsdale Road \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A stunning novelty anthocyanin (blue\/black) variety. Like many modern antho lines, its exact lineage is often compared to Brad Gates&#8217; creations due to the distinct color patterns. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The vines are notably thin and wispy, reaching about 5.5 feet (1.7m) in a greenhouse setting. &#8230; <a title=\"Scotsdale Road Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/scotsdale-road\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Scotsdale Road Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,89,94],"tags":[19,72,33,15,14],"class_list":["post-3972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthocyanin","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-heirloom-other","tag-dark-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-wispy-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3973,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972\/revisions\/3973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}