'Very good' tomato varieties produce tens of thousands of fruit per tree

During the first 7-8 months the tree will not produce fruit, but once you reach the maturity stage, you can expect a harvest of more than 14,000 tomatoes.

During the first 7-8 months the tree will not produce fruit, but once you reach the maturity stage, you can expect a harvest of more than 14,000 tomatoes.

It is possible that these "octopus" tomato plants look like they were made from a laboratory, but they are actually hybrids growing from a vines and spreading on a trellis. The diameter of the leaf arch can be about 40-50 square meters and they can produce tens of thousands of tomatoes each season.

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Thousands of fruits like this are always picking up!

These special tomatoes are called Heirloom Tomato , and the place to plant tomatoes is also known as a tourist attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort complex in Florida, USA.

Heirloom Tomato tree, also known as "octopus" tomato plant , usually takes about 1.2 - 1.5 years to reach impressive size as shown in the picture. During the first 7-8 months the tree will not produce fruit, but once you reach the maturity stage, you can expect a harvest of more than 14,000 tomatoes if averaged.

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From a single tree trunk, the tree tops climb up to the hanging truss and can be up to 40-50 square meters.

Currently Guinness World Records gives the largest weight of fruit harvested on a tree also made by one of the two "octopus" tomatoes on display at Epcot - the Amusement Park of the Walt Disney World Resort with Impressive figures: 32,000 tomatoes with a total weight of 522kg.

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Luxuriant leaves with thousands of tomatoes.

Although the information about the origin of the two octopus " tomatoes " is quite small, it seems that they were created in China. Yong Huang, director of agricultural science at The Land exhibition hall in Epcot, found the plant in Beijing, China and thought they could be a great display for the complex. position. So Yong Huang brought a few seeds, planted them in a large farming area, and together with his staff raised them into giant tomato plants like this.

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The origin of the "octopus" tomato plant may come from China.

Visitors to these tomato plants in the Walt Disney World Resort complex can discover more about them by taking a 1-hour "Behind the Seeds" tour around greenhouses and laboratories. to see and talk with caregivers with your own eyes.

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Foliage green and fruity tomatoes at Epcot.

Interestingly, the ripe fruits from Epcot " tomatoes " are regularly harvested and even used in many restaurants right in Walt Disney World.

Update 17 December 2018
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