Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Celebrity') in the Tomatoes Database

Vegetables
Days to harvest:	67

Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity:	Hybrid
Skin Color:	Red
Flesh Color:	Red
Fruit Shape:	Flattened Globe
Fruit Size:	Small Medium
Fruit Weight:	8 oz.
Leaf Type:	Regular-Leaf
Tomato Plant Height:	5 feet
Best Uses:	Slicing Canning
Growth Mode:	Determinate
Earliness:	Mid-season
Days to Maturity:	75
Disease Resistance:	Fusarium Wilt 1 Fusarium Wilt 2 Verticillium Wilt Root Knot Nematode Tobacco Mosaic Virus
History:	Bred and introduced by Petoseed (now Seminis / Monsanto).
Comments by NJ Ag Exp St.:	1998 All-American Selection winner. Known for good flavor

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height:	Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread:	Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves:	Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit:	Showy Edible to birds
Fruiting Time:	Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color:	Yellow
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses:	Vegetable Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts:	Fruit
Eating Methods:	Raw Cooked
Resistances:	Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators:	Self Various insects
Containers:	Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.
Awards and Recognitions:	AAS (All-America Selection®): 1984 National

Common names

Tomato

Botanical names

Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas -- Bad Internet right now; If in wrong place, feel free to comment. Photos might jump sometimes
Date: 2022-04-04

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: June 10, 2022
Celebrity tomatoes #5vg, LHB p. 869, 178-2- "Greek for wolf peach

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2021-06-27

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: June 23, 2022
Celebrity tomatoes #5vg, LHB p. 869, 178-2- "Greek for wolf peach

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Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2012-09-07

Uploaded by NJBob

Date: 2018-06-01
Tomato Celebrity, weed control, trellising

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2019-10-19

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Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-30

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My Gardens
Date: June 18, 2014
Garden Plant With Fruit One Month Old

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Location: My Gardens
Date: June 18, 2014
One Month Plant With Bloom & Fruit

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Location: My Gardens
Date: July 18, 2011
Ripening In Garden

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-09-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: A compost bin.
Date: 2014-08-12
Growing in a 5 gallon pail in a compost bin.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2018-10-10

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Long Island, NY
Date: September 2020
Not quite ripe

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2020-07-18

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Location: My Gardens
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2013
A Garden Favorite Here!

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Location: Long Island, NY
Date: early summer
plant with green tomatoes

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Date: 2014-0516
Planted in a 5 gallon pail and put in a compost bin to grow, prot

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Location: Hendersonville, NC
Date: 2016-06-29
growing in an Earthbucket

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-05-05

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-05-27

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Location: Hendersonville, NC
Date: 2016-05-02

Uploaded by BetNC

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Location: Bordentown NJ
Date: July 2010
Celebrity

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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: August 2013

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-14-07

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-05

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Location: North Branch, MN
Date: 2017-07-19

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-8-06

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-11

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Comments:

Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 28, 2014 1:52 PM concerning plant:

I've grown this numerous times in topsy-turvy bags with very good success. Disease-resistant, high yield and good flavor. Plants can produce 30-40 tomatoes each.

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Posted by sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Jul 29, 2017 8:56 PM concerning plant:

Third year at least of growing these, again happy with yield, flavor, beefiness, looks and plant vigor. Was listed recommended by University of Maryland extension.

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Posted by NJBob (Vernon N.J. - Zone 6b) on Sep 7, 2012 1:22 PM concerning plant:

A very good Tomato for growing in containers.

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Posted by blwy (Hampstead, N.C.) on Jul 17, 2022 6:31 AM concerning plant:

This is the first year since being in N.C. I have planted any tomato plants. I only planted two in the back yard and I couldn't believe the amount of fruit on two plants. I just dug two holds and used potting soil to plant. I used tomato cages which were not heavy enough or large enough , if I am able to plant a couple next year I will be more prepared.

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Posted by GardenQuilts (Delray Beach, FL - Zone 10b) on Nov 17, 2015 9:35 PM concerning plant:

I bought a plant at a big box store. I wasn't impressed at all! It was a poor producer of mealy, flavorless tomatoes. I figured this was the kind that people grew for supermarkets. Perhaps I got a bad plant.

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Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 22, 2014 8:58 PM concerning plant:

I mostly grow heirloom tomatoes, but this particular hybrid often finds its way into my garden. It is a good, dependable basic tomato, and is often a large percentage of the tomatoes that make it into my roasted tomato sauce. The fruits are pretty consistent in size and are resistant to blossom end rot or wilt in my garden.

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Posted by dave (Southlake, Texas - Zone 8a) on Feb 28, 2014 12:30 PM concerning plant:

Celebrity is currently one of the default tomatoes that most growers in Texas seem to want to grow. It's an F-1 hybrid so you do have to buy seed new each year. Withstands tobacco mosaic virus, verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt, root knot nematodes, and has fine cracking resistance.

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Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Feb 28, 2014 6:28 PM concerning plant:

These plants were exceptionally productive for me during the 2013 season. Fantastic flavor, great for slicing.

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Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Mar 1, 2014 6:38 AM concerning plant:

I've grown this cultivar since I started this present garden about 15 years ago. This tomato is dependable, produces well, and tastes really good. It's usually my "main tomato."
AAS winner 1984. Semi-determinate. 70 days.

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Posted by BetNC (Henderson County, NC - Zone 7a) on Oct 15, 2016 11:50 AM concerning plant:

The juicy, tasty fruit has earned this variety a permanent place in my container garden, DESPITE the plant's messy, dense, compact growth habit. I had hoped that it would be my first variety to thrive in my climate, but it didn't continue to flower in the heat & humidity of August.

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Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Mar 4, 2014 11:58 AM concerning plant:

This is a garden favorite at our house. They are medium to large size, and they make nice meaty slices for BLT sandwiches.

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Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Mar 7, 2014 11:57 AM concerning plant:

Celebrity was a home gardening favorite in this area before TSWV arrived. It has excellent resistance to Fusarium and nematodes. It is a pretty standard round red and essentially replaced Marion and Rutgers in this area. Fruits are similar but the diseases had caught up with Rutgers and Marion. I preferred the indedeterminate Fantastic, similar but more and longer yields, before TSWV put me out of business.

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Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Jul 31, 2015 7:15 PM concerning plant:

I have grown this tomato for several years and always found the plants to be reliable in abundant production, in various weather conditions.
Medium size and good multi-use tomato.

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Plant Events from our members
BetNC	On September 2, 2016	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) cut down plant early , to prepare for personal event
BetNC	On July 14, 2016	Miscellaneous Event First ripe fruit harvested
BetNC	From July 14, 2016 to September 2, 2016	Harvested 48 red, ripe, tasty fruit produced fruit size and shape variable, with yellowish-red shoulders ***production peaked in late July, with only 1 small fruit produced after 8-8-16
BetNC	On July 1, 2016	Miscellaneous Event plant habit & growth: dense, compact, highly branched growth mature height ~5'
BetNC	On May 1, 2016	Transplanted 1 of 2 tomato plants in an Earthbox
BetNC	On March 5, 2016	Seeds sown Indoors (seedling raised under artificial light)
aspenhill	On May 4, 2020	Obtained plant Black Creek Greenhouse - qty 1 4-pack
WebTucker	On June 10, 2022	Fruit Ripened
WebTucker	On April 7, 2022	Transplanted
paleohunter	On May 28, 2023	Transplanted

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