What Are The Flowers Growing On The Top Of The Main Branch On My Tomato Plants?

The flowers are not fruit flowers. These are photos of the two. One is on a German Queen variety and the other is on a Pink Brandywine plant.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 06/15/2021 @ 4:10 pm

This is common in modern tomato cultivars. Sometimes, flowers will fuse together. This is what people that grow record-breaking fruit look for when knowing which tomatoes to keep on the plant.

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