Diener Tomato

Diener 95 days, indeterminate — The 'Diener' tomato has large, dense vines that produce good amounts of large (up to three pound) beefsteak-type fruit with an indented crown and often exhibiting a blossom-end scar. The bright, deep red color, along with having few seeds, being meaty, juicy, and flavorful, make them a good choice for fresh slicing, as well as for processing. Commercially, it was promoted for, ". . . dehydrating, catsup and canning."[1,2] Depending on the climate, some ribbing occurs. It was also reported by the breeder as being blight, drought and crack resistant.[1,2] In regards to the pedigree and history of the 'Diener' tomato, there is quite a bit of conflicting reporting going on in contemporary books, and subsequently, on other seed company web sites. Some authors have listed 'Diener' as a cross between 'Trophy' and 'Santa Clara Canner', others as a cross between 'Trophy' and 'San Jose Canner' and some simply that it is a selection from one of the aforementioned