The variety produces large, meaty fruit suited to slicing rather than the small clusters typical of cherry types.

The unusual foliage makes Brandywine seedlings easier to distinguish from regular-leaf tomato varieties.

The original strain is famous for rosy skin and matching flesh, although separate Brandywine strains have other colors.

Brandywine vines keep growing upward and can reach roughly seven feet, so tall stakes or trellises help support them.