COEUR DE SURPRIZ (HEART OF SURPRISE), France. The variety was developed by Sébastien Berthier. A stunning mid-early variety! A rare combination of beauty, productivity, and exquisite flavor! Multicolored, green (at full ripeness – olive), with red and golden streaks appearing on the skin. Bushes are strong with thick stems. Fruit shape – small plum-shaped hearts weighing 70-100 g, sometimes up to 150 g. In cross-section – green with a red "tie," thick walls.

Flavor – sweet, delicate, spicy-sweet, fruity. Very tasty! The plant reaches 1.5-1.8 m in open ground, vigorous! Each truss produces 4–6 fruits. Indeterminate, mid-season variety with prolonged fruiting. This variety had the sweetest fruits in the 2017 season. It became one of our discoveries of the year – a true surprise. The fruits have a wonderful fruity sweetness with a hint of acidity and a strawberry-pineapple-fruit taste that pleasantly surprised us.

YIELD

Some fruits reached up to 180 grams, and from a double blossom, a neat broad-shouldered fruit – a "boat" – weighing 320 g was produced. A wonderful, beautiful variety, and super tasty every year. At the time of counting, each bush had 30–34 fruits set. The last harvest before frost yielded 20-40 fruits per plant. This variety is mistakenly thought to be only moderately productive. Even in terms of weight, the yield is quite decent. And considering the taste, the total weight of the harvest, in my opinion, becomes a third-level concern.

A French source states: "The variety was developed as drought-tolerant, for heavy soils, and therefore will never be fully stable. On different soil types and with different watering conditions, results may vary slightly." To create this variety, the following parent varieties were used: "Green Zebra" + "Copia" + "Green Heart Beef Japanese." The cross was made by Tom Wagner. A group of French volunteers selected and stabilized several breeding lines. As a result, five new varieties were born: Johanna, Mystery de Berthier, Mystery, Coeur de Surpriz, and Surpriz.

GREEN VARIETIES

Among the many diverse tomato varieties, there are also green types with a heart-like shape. Here are some of them:

• Green Zebra: Known for its bright green color and striped skin. It has a refreshing taste and unique appearance.

• Green Envy: One of the newer green tomato directions. It has a lighter green color and sweet flavor.

• Green Giant (Tim Reinders' Green Heart): Large green heart-shaped fruits with soft, sweet flesh.

• Green Heart (Gallander's): Also features green heart-shaped fruits with good taste and disease resistance.

• Green Heart de Michalovce: A green heart-shaped variety known for its sweet taste and aroma.

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Keep in mind that green heart-shaped tomatoes may come in different shades of green and vary in taste characteristics. Be sure to check specific descriptions and recommendations. Choose the one that best suits your needs in our catalog. We recommend to all lovers of sweet early varieties.