Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
North America, Canada
Types
Plum Tomato, Serbian Tomato, Stupice Tomato
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Number of Varieties
1070
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-152-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Rose, Coral
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Bell Shaped
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short twigs, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Fertilizers
Apply 5-10-5 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Oral Allergy, Rhinitis, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Cardiac, Homeopathy, Odontalgic
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Cosmetics, For making oil, Repellent, Used as an insecticide
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
LYCOPERSICON esculentum 'Soldacki'
CELTIS occidentalis
Common Name
Tomato
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
In Hindi
बीफस्टीक टमाटर
पौधा
HACKBERRY
In German
Beefsteaktomate
Pflanze
Hackberry
In French
tomate beefsteak
Plante
micocoulier
In Spanish
Bistec de tomate
Planta
almez
In Greek
μπριζόλα Ντομάτα
Φυτό
hackberry
In Portuguese
tomate Redondo Vermelho
Plantar
hackberry
In Polish
befsztyk pomidorowy
Roślina
hackberry
In Latin
Nullam beefsteak
planta
Hackberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Urticales
Family
Solanaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Solanum
Celtis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2000070
1
27800
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