Alpatieva 905A Tomato

65 days, dwarf — 'Alpatieva 905A' plants are a dwarf-type with rugose leaves, but produce like a determinate and remain quite  compact, reaching about eighteen to twenty-four inches tall. In spite of its stature, it is quite productive. Its fruit are good flavored, red in color, two to five ounces in weight, and globe to oblate shaped.

'Alpatieva 905A' is an old, Soviet-era commercial Russian variety, developed by VNIISSOK, from a cross 'Shtambovyi Alpatieva 905' with 'Bizon 639', and introduced in 1950. Our original seed sample was sent to us by seed saver, Andrey Baranovski of Minsk (BELR BA A). Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.