It's easier to tell once they are ripe. The shape indicate it might be some kind of paste tomato. If this was a tomato from Bonnie Plants, just look through their tomato catalog.

I bought them from a local farm. I was thinking that if anyone had any ideas I can call to ask if they sell that variety. I described it as tear drop shape but large and ribbed to the lady on the phone who said she would ask one of the farmers if he has any ideas in mind. Not sure how good my description is compared to the pics.

I looked online and it looks like Goldman's Italian American, which is also a paste tomato. So what does this mean? Typically used for sauces, not fresh?

It could be some hybrid results of unintentional crossing as well. In the end it's going to come down to how healthy the plant is and how well the fruit taste. I would wait until tasting a ripe one before making a conclusion.

I don't think it's hybrid results of unintentional crossing only because I have 6 of these plants and they are all the same, so i think it was a mislabeling issue. I could be very wrong though! :)

Since all of your plants are doing the same thing then best bet is mis-labeled plants. But that still doesn't mean they can ever be identified with any degree of accuracy. Even when ripe it will still just be guesses. Whether one calls it a pear, a heart, or a paste, there are just far too many similar varieties, hundreds of them. And the leaf type - regular leaf - means it can't even be narrowed down.

Best bet would be to take the pics to the person you bought them from, the one who grew the plants. They may be able to at least narrow it to 8 or 10 possibilities.

If you go to Tatiana's Tomatobase and type "regular leaf pear' (or paste or heart) into the search box you'll see the problems. Several hundred varieties will come up.

Just gorw and enjoy it and don't worry about putting a name on it.

Dave