This monster seedling is the Riviera strain of Cuore Di Bue, a pleated oxheart-type tomato from Italy, which I’ve never grown before and only ate for the first time on a pizza we had in Capri last September. It grew so quickly I wasn’t able to graft it onto anything (none of the plants I started for rootstock came anything close to a compatible size).
This little bull is already 50% larger than my Amana Orange and Chocolate Stripes seedlings — and both those types grew 9ft tall last year. Since my first batch of grafts completely failed, this critter’s raw vigor might well have ensured its survival.
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