A dark red tomato with shoulders so dark green they appear black. Brandywine: Probably the most popular of the heirlooms. There are several strains of Brandywine, from deep red to yellow.

Depending on where you live, tomatoes can either be a low-maintenance plant or problematic. If you're looking for easy ...

We ate our first Brandywine tomato of the season on Monday. It was a deep red and almost mushy by the time I discovered it nestled in the depths of its potato-leafed vine. I hadn't been expecting ...

Brandywine tomatoes: Heirloom tomato lovers tend to be passionate about their preferences. Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter . . . . All of these can be great ...

A tomato is more than it seems; it represents taste, access and even identity. Rare heirlooms like Cherokee Purple and Green Zebra now symbolize cultural ... Read more The post The cult of the perfect ...

APERENNIAL winner in the taste stakes, the heirloom tomato brandywine, with its potato-like foliage, is a vegie garden standout.

These “different” tomatoes are called heirloom tomatoes, and they are valued for their variety and flavor. Names range from green zebra to black brandywine to Cherokee purple to black cherry.

TomatoFest Garden Seeds reports "black" tomatoes rank high in the top 10 list of favorite heirloom varieties going into 2008.

Black is beautiful Not to steal any thunder from our friends in the Home & Garden section, but not all cooks grow their own produce. So here's the skinny on which tomatoes to seek out at farmers ...