Variety characteristics:

• 555 VT16 Bicolor is a colorful selection from the VT16 tomato line, producing large heart-shaped beefsteak fruits with yellow to orange skin and attractive red-orange blushes. The vigorous indeterminate plants can reach approximately 5.9 ft tall and require sturdy staking, trellising, regular pruning, and good support. Fruits weigh approximately 7.1 to 12.3 oz, with a smooth, tender, juicy texture and relatively few seeds. The flavor is sweet, mild, and fruity, making the tomatoes excellent for fresh slicing, salads, sandwiches, and colorful tomato platters. Because the yellow-orange bicolor expression differs from the commonly sold green-and-purple Rebel Starfighter VT16, this material is best described as a VT16 bicolor selection unless a complete seed-line record confirms a separate cultivar name.