Tomato
'Cornue des Andes' tomato
'Cornue des Andes' tomato: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
'Cornue des Andes', also known as 'Andine Cornue', is an old cultivar of Solanum lycopersicum, the tomato, in the nightshade family. The cultivar is associated with the Andes or South America. Its most recognisable feature is the fruit shape: long and pointed, more like a large pepper than a round tomato.The fruits turn red when ripe. Their skin is thin and their flesh dense and meaty, with relatively few seeds and little juice. Length can be substantial, although it varies with selection and conditions. A pointed end and irregular outlines are part of the appearance. This shape does not make it a pepper: it remains a tomato, with tomato seed chambers and seeds.The plant has an indeterminate habit. Its stems can keep extending and branching during the season, with vigorous growth that may exceed two metres in some conditions. Green leaves are compound, with divided leaflets. Small yellow star-shaped flowers…
