Garden Peach tomatoes are a cultivar of

tomato The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...

, native South American fruit mainly from

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. Its small, bright yellow fruit is the standard globe shape of

. With its yellow coloring, blushing vaguely pink mottling when very ripe, and fuzzy skin, it resembles a

peach The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-fu ...

. This

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

is also extremely prolific. It is rich in iron and vitamin B₅. The plant grows naturally between 200 and 1,000 metres from Colombia to Ecuador and Perú. Studies have shown they may lower cholesterol when eaten, or their juice drunk, regularly, similar to

oranges An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus × ...

or orange juice, but with a greater effect. This heirloom is colored exactly like a peach and has a sweet mild flavor. Fruits are 2-4 oz. and perfect for salads. The vines are prolific and very easy to grow in poor soil. Garden Peaches have soft fuzzy skins and mature in 65 days on average. They are suited to containers.

References

* Danilo Fernandes da Silva Filho. Cocona (''Solanum sessilifolium'' Dunal): cultivo y utilización. TRATADO DE COOPERACION AMAZONICA

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Native people left a legacy that contributed to the discovery of the value of the species for medicinal purposes; it is currently used, although at incipient levels, to fight skin diseases and reduce cholesterol, glucose and uric acid levels in the blood (Silva Filho, 1998; Pardo, 2004). Picture Gallery from Google Images
Hybrid tomato cultivars {{fruit-stub es:Cocona

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