Variety characteristics:

• 493 Honey Pear is a tall, midseason tomato producing abundant clusters of small pear-shaped fruits. The fruits ripen from green to yellow or golden yellow and may develop warm orange and pink blushes or soft striping as they mature. Juicy flesh offers a sweet, pleasant flavor that makes the tomatoes excellent for fresh snacking, salads, lunch boxes, appetizers, and colorful mixed-tomato platters. Vigorous plants benefit from sturdy staking or trellising, especially when the long fruiting branches are heavily loaded. Fruit shape may range from distinctly pear-shaped to rounded pear forms depending on the plant and growing conditions.