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grape tomato is a class of tomatoes originally believed to be of southeast Asian origin, shaped similarly to the oblong
plum tomatoes but having the small size and sweetness of
cherry tomatoes. They produce small and typically oblong fruits. Introduced to the worldwide market in the 1990s, they've gained substantial popularity, due at least in part to their higher sugar content compared to regular tomatoes, and due to their smaller, bite-sized shape. (See the
Washington Post article.)
The most well-known and commercially significant variety, "Santa F1" was introduced into the United States market in 1997 by grower Andrew Chu, who obtained the seeds from
Taiwan's Known-You Seed Company. Procacci Brothers Sales Corporation (PBSC) in Philadelphia acquired global exclusivity of this fruit and has aggressively marketed it under its subsidiary Santa Sweets, Inc.
The Santa F1 variety is very rare in seed form, being offered only by a few seed houses around the world (the United Kingdom's
Thompson and Morgan has sporadically featured the variety in its catalog from time to time (see below)); in addition, some gardeners have reported
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) that the seed can breed true out to six or more generations, an assertion that has received little notice from most gardening authorities. Other grape tomato cultivars, most notably Juliet, are more widely available to home gardeners.
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