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What makes it special?
Green Zebra is a green-ripening salad tomato with a yellow-green base colour and striking dark green stripes. The medium-sized fruit tastes fruity, spicy and clearly sweet-tart.
The variety grows as a cordon tomato to around two metres and needs a support. It suits salads, salsa, sandwiches and as a colour contrast on a tomato platter.
Flavour & Use
Fruity, spicy and refreshingly sweet-tart. For salad, salsa, sandwiches, soup and eating fresh.
Fruit & Plant
Round to lightly flattened salad tomatoes, ripening yellow-green with dark green stripes and green flesh. Usually around 60–100 g.
Growing & Care
Grow in a full-sun, warm and, where possible, rain-sheltered spot. Train to one or two shoots and tie in. Check ripeness additionally with a light press; in a pot, use at least 20 litres of soil.
Variety Data
Variety type: green-ripening striped salad tomato
Growth habit: indeterminate, cordon tomato
Plant height: approx. 180–200 cm
Fruit colour: yellow-green with dark green stripes, green inside
Fruit shape: round to lightly flattened
Fruit weight: usually approx. 60–100 g
Ripening time: medium, approx. 75–80 days after planting out
Flavour: fruity, spicy, refreshingly sweet-tart
Use: salad, salsa, sandwiches, soup, eating fresh
Position: full sun, warm, rain-sheltered where possible
Pot size: at least approx. 20 L
Pruning side shoots: recommended for cordon growing
Support: a sturdy stake or trellis required
Suitable for outdoors: yes, in a warm and sheltered spot
Open-pollinated: yes
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Green Zebra - Tomato Plant
Regular price€4,49 EUR
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Green Zebra tomato plant – a young plant raised by us
Green Zebra – special features of the variety
Green Zebra was developed by American tomato breeder Tom Wagner and introduced in 1983. The variety stays green at ripeness, but changes colour from bold green to yellow-green; the darker stripes stay visible. The fruit also yields slightly to gentle pressure. These traits help distinguish unripe from ripe tomatoes. You'll find this open-pollinated variety among our salad tomatoes and rare tomatoes.
Fruit, flavour and use
The round to lightly flattened fruit usually weighs 60 to 100 grams. The green flesh tastes fruity, spicy and refreshingly sweet-tart. Green Zebra suits salads, salsa and sandwiches, but also a green tomato soup or as a contrast to red and yellow varieties.
Green Zebra, Red Zebra or Black Zebra?
Red Zebra ripens red to red-orange with yellow stripes, usually weighs 80–120 g and tastes fruity, spicy and pleasantly tart. Black Zebra bears dark red to mahogany-brown fruit with greenish stripes, often 85–170 g. Green Zebra is the green-ripening variety of the three and is ready to harvest around 75–80 days after planting out.
Green tomatoes that are ripe
With green-ripening varieties, the familiar red colouring is missing as a harvest signal. With Green Zebra, the change from green to yellow-green, together with a slight give under pressure, shows ripeness. Another green-ripening variety is the pear-shaped cocktail tomato Green Pear. How to recognise ripe tomatoes is explained in our guide to harvesting and ripening tomatoes.
Growing in a bed or pot
The indeterminate cordon tomato reaches around 180 to 200 centimetres and needs a sturdy support. A sunny, warm and, where possible, rain-sheltered spot supports ripening. Train to one or two main shoots, tie in regularly and water evenly. In a container, plan for at least 20 litres of substrate.
A tomato young plant, raised by us
We raise the Green Zebra tomato plant ourselves at our family business in Illmitz. After shipping, the young plant should first stand in a bright, sheltered spot and be gradually acclimatised to direct sun and wind. It only goes outdoors permanently once no more late frosts are expected.
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