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[NRaleighLiberal]

7. ah, the great heart shaped tomatoes. They first arose as a likely mutation

of the big pink variety Ponderosa in the early 1920s - a bit later, a yellow orange one was developed. So the heart shaped types have only been available from seed companies for less than 100 years. Of course, they probably were present in this or that garden around the country, since bees and just normal mutation rates lead to new varieties for those lucky enough to have it happen in their garden!

Now you can get heart shaped varieties in white, yellow, yellow with red swirls, green, purple, pink, and various stripes!