Dwarf Tomato Project (D. T. P.) is a tomato breeding project that has been going on for more than 10 years, with growers participating all around the world. The goal is to create a number of low-maintenance tomato varieties with delicious flavor, variations of size, colors, and use. Today the project has introduced about 130 different awesome varieties!
Characteristics the varieties have in common are that the plant height varies from 60-140cm depending on the variety. They have rugose (crinkly) foliage and grow with very thick stems. They need no pruning of the suckers. They need no support height-wise but require staking or support on the width. The branches get heavy when the plant sets fruit and will fall over without staking. They all work well to grow in larger pots or such, wherever the space is limited. In general, the plant gets smaller and produces a bit less grown in a pot than grown in a field. Read more about different types of tomatoes.
According to fruits size, color, shape, or taste, you can find almost everything you are looking for in the D. T. P. There are varieties from the sweetest cherry to the juiciest beefsteak. Normal-sized varieties perfect for canning or fresh eating or paste-types great for cooking or sauces. What you can't find are longkeeper varieties. Color-vise there is anything from white-yellow-green to orange-red-brown-black to striped and multi-colored. What you can't find is antho-colored varieties though. We have to keep calm and wait!
All varieties from Dwarf Tomato Project are OSSI-pledged! This is a rare gift to all of us and should be respected!
Of course, this information is included in every seed pack of all our OSSI varieties!
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Beryl Beauty, ’Dwarf Beryl Beauty Tomato', is a dwarf variety growing up to 100-140cm in height. Produces round to oblate mid-sized tomatoes, around 100-150 grams each. The fruits are green-yellow with a pink blush as ripe. Green-yellow-pink flesh. Full, balanced pleasant taste. Rugose, dark green foliage. Cross between 'Golden Dwarf Champion' and 'Green Giant' by Patrina Nuske Small in 2006. Selected and named by Craig LeHoullier after the gemstone beryl. Indeterminate Dwarf tree-type. Introduced in 2011. OSSI. 70D. 10seeds/pack.
Big Green Dwarf, 'Big Green Dwarf Tomato', is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces oblate, flattened, ribbed beefsteak tomatoes, around 200-400 grams each. The fruits are green-yellow, more to amber as ripe, with green flesh. Well-balanced, mid-intence, fruity, flavor with a hint of melon. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Cross between 'Golden Dwarf Champion' and 'Cherokee Chocolate', named by Marjorie Holloway. On rare occasions, plants with red fruits can show up. Determinate Dwarf. Introduced in 2014. OSSI. 70D. 10seeds/pack.
Big Valentine, ‘Dwarf Big Valentine Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 90cm in average in height. Produces heart-shaped, smooth tomatoes, around 200-400grams each. Some fruits can get to around 600 grams. Beautiful, meaty fruits in crimson pink with a sweet, slightly tart, delicious flavor. Rugose, dark green, potato leaves. Derives from "the Ivalde Family", a cross between ‘Vjerino Paradajiz Sjeme' and 'Wherokowhai', by Soren Linnemann. Selected and named by Craig LeHoullier. Introduced in 2022. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Black Angus, 'Dwarf Black Angus Tomato', is a dwarf variety growing up to 90cm in height. Produces oblate, flattened, slightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes, around 150-300 grams each. The fruits are dark-purple-brown with a full "black" tomato taste. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Selected from ”The Cheerful Family” by Craig LeHoullier and named in honor of his father-in-law, Harry Angus. Determinate Dwarf. Introduced in 2018. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Blazing Beauty, ’Dwarf Blazing Beauty Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to around 100cm in height. Produces oblate, flattened, tomatoes around 90-240 grams each. The first orange-fruited variety in DTP. More acid than sweet, intense taste. Rugose, dark green foliage, potato leaf. Cross between 'Golden Dwarf Champion' och 'Elbe'. Selected by Patrina Nuske Small and Craig LeHoullier among others. Named by LeHoullier. Tetra-cis-lycopene: 4,95. Indeterminate Dwarf. Introduced in 2014. OSSI. 75D. 10seeds/pack.
Boronia, ’Boronia Dwarf Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to around 90-120cm in height. Produces flattened, ribbed beefsteak tomatoes around 100-450 grams each. The fruits are dark-pink with an intense and delicious flavor, resembling 'Cherokee Purple’. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. From a cross between 'New Big Dwarf' and 'Paul Robeson'. Named by Patrina Nuske Small after a fragrant plant in Australia, ’Boronia megastigma’. Semi-determinate Dwarf tree-type. Introduced in 2014. OSSI. 70D. 10seeds/pack.
BrandyFred, ’BrandyFred Dwarf Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Hight yielder of flattened, slightly ribbed small beefsteak tomatoes around 150-300 grams each. The fruits are purple with a darker neck. Delicious, rich well-balanced taste. Rugose, dark green foliage, potato leaf. Selected from "the Tasty Family", a cross between 'Dwarf Wild Fred' and 'Brandywine', named by Vince Lavallo in 2008. Introduced in 2016. OSSI. 75D. 10seeds/pack.
Buddy’s Heart, ’Dwarf Buddy’s Heart Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces mid-sized, heartshaped tomatoes. The fruits are scarlet-red with a rich and well-balanced taste. Very meaty fruits, almost past-type-like, good for cooking and sauces. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Selected from ”The Speckly Family” by Craig LeHoullier och was named in honor of his black labrador, Buddy. Introduced in 2021. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Bundaberg Rumball, ’Bundaberg Rumball Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to around 60-90cm in height. Produces round, dark-red-brown small tomatoes, around 40-80 grams each. The fruits have a delicious, well-balanced sweet tomato flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. From a cross between 'Black from Tula' and 'Budai Torpe' by Patrina Nuske Small. Selected and named by Richard Allen. Determinate Dwarf tree-type. Introduced in 2015. OSSI. 60D. 10seeds/pack.
Caitydid, 'Dwarf Caitydid Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces mid-sized, oblate slightly ribbed tomatoes, around 100-250 grams each. Beautifully colored fruits in yellow-pink-orange. Excellent, well-balanced flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. From a cross between 'New Big Dwarf' and 'Mortgage Lifter' (Pesta Strain) by Patrina Nuske Small in 2007, called 'Pesty'. 'Dwarf Caitydid' was then selected and named by Craig LeHoullier in 2011 after his daughter, Caitlin. Introduced in 2016. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
CC McGee, ’Dwarf CC McGee Tomato', is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces mid-sized, oblate slightly ribbed tomatoes, around 100-200 grams each. Beautifully colored fruits in ivory-white-yellow. Excellent sweet-acid flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, potato leaf. Selected from ”The Harmony Family” by Susan Oliverson and was named in honor of her grandfather, Claude Clifford McGee. Introduced in 2019. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Chocolate Champion, ’Chocolate Champion Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces small to mid-sized, oblate-round tomatoes, around 50-150 grams each. Beautifully chocolate-red-colored fruits with a well-balanced "dark" tomato taste. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Determinate Dwarf. Cross between ‘Golden Dwarf Champion' and 'Cherokee Chocolate'. Named by Ray South. Introduced in 2014. OSSI. 70D. 10seeds/pack.
Chocolate Heartthrob, ‘Dwarf Chocolate Heartthrob, is a dwarf variety growing up to 90cm in average in height. Produces heart-shaped, smooth tomatoes, around 100-250 grams each. Beautiful, mahogany-brown fruits with metallic-green stripes. Excellent, well-balanced, classic tomato flavor. Rugose, dark green, regular leaves. The second release from “the Hearty Family”. Most of the development work was done by Vince Lavalle, Bill Yoder, and Craig LeHoullier. ‘Chocolate Heartthrob’ was named by Bill Yoder and Craig LeHoullier. Introduced in 2022. OSSI. 90D. 5seeds/pack.
Chocolate Lightning, ’Chocolate Lightning Dwarf Tomato', is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces mid-sized, oblate tomatoes, around 100-240 grams each. Beautifully colored in chocolate-brown with golden-green stripes. Dark-red flesh with full, intense "dark" tomato flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Indeterminate Dwarf tree-type. From a cross between 'Dwarf Wild Fred' and 'Beauty King' by Vince Lavallo that was called "Beauty". 'Chocolate Lightning' was then selected and named by Vince. Introduced in 2015. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Choemato, ‘Dwarf Choemato Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100-120cm in height. Produces oblate, smooth tomatoes, around 150-300grams each. Beautiful, meaty fruits in yellow with red-pink swirls. Mild, well-balanced sweet tomato flavor. Rugose, dark green, potato leaves. Derives from "the Ivalde Family", a cross between ‘Vjerino Paradajiz Sjeme' and 'Wherokowhai', by Soren Linnemann. Selected by Linda Black and named by C. Jason Liang. Introduced in 2022. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Clare Valley Pink, ’Clare Valley Pink Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Heavy yielder of small to mid-sized, round tomatoes. Beautifully pink fruits with a pleasant and well-balanced flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Selected from "the Grumpy family" by Patrina Nuske Small, after a cross between 'Black from Tula' and 'Budai Torpe'. Introduced in 2019. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Clare Valley Red, ’Clare Valley Red Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 90cm in height. Heavy yielder of small to mid-sized, globe-shaped tomatoes. Beautiful red fruits with a classic "red" tomato flavor with little acid. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Selected from "the Grumpy family" by Patrina Nuske Small, after a cross between 'Black from Tula' and 'Budai Torpe'. Named after a wine region in Australia. Introduced in 2019. OSSI. 75D. 10seeds/pack.
Confetti, ’Dwarf Confetti Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Produces flattened mid-sized beefsteak tomatoes around 200-350 grams each. Beautiful yellow fruits with pink and golden stripes. Multicolore flesh with delicious flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. Selected from “the Beauty Family" and named by Craig LeHoullier. Introduced in 2018. OSSI. 80D. 10seeds/pack.
Coorong Pink, ‘Coorong Pink Tomato’, is a dwarf variety growing up to 100-150cm in height, slightly higher than the regular dwarf. Heavy yielder of smooth, flattened small to mid-sized tomatoes around 100-200 grams each. Beautiful pink, juicy and meaty fruits with a mild and sweet taste. Rugose, dark green foliage, regular leaf. From a cross between ”Wilpena” och 'Cherokee Purple.' Was first grown by Patrina Nuske Small in 2008 and was then called 'Plentiful.' ”The Coorong” is a wetland of international importance in southern Australia. Introduced in 2016. OSSI. 75D. 10seeds/pack.
Crimson Sockeye, ‘Crimson Sockeye', is a dwarf variety growing up to 100cm in height. Heavy yielder of smooth, flattened, ribbed small to mid-sized beefsteak tomatoes around 100-300 grams each. Beautiful crimson-red fruits with fine green stripes. Juicy with an excellent well-balanced flavor. Rugose, dark green foliage. From a cross between 'Rosella Purple' and 'Pink Berkeley Tie Dye’. Was first grown by Patrina Nuske Small in 2009 and was then called "Tidy”. It was later developed and selected and named by Ted Maiden and Sue Bailey. It would seem like 2 strains of 'Crimson Sockeye' have turned up, one with stipes ('Pink Berkeley Tie Dye’) and one without stripes ('Rosella Purple'). Regardless of which one is the correct one, this one with stipes is definitely worth growing! Introduced in 2016. OSSI. 90D. 10seeds/pack.
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