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Post by jayb on Apr 4, 2013 12:49:15 GMT -8
I grew 3 Golden Crabapple plants last season, all produced well despite it being cool and very wet for most of the season. I thought it a lovely indeterminate cherry tomato, good flavour and nicely sweet. Best flavour was from the two smaller types. As far as I remember leaves were regular type. I wonder if some are throwing more Silvery Fir Tree type leaves? Description from New World seeds 2012 "Large gold cherry/salad . Has Silvery Fir Tree in its pedigree. I like this one for looks, flavor, and yield."[/font][/font]  |
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Post by Tom Wagner on Apr 4, 2013 14:12:14 GMT -8
Thanks for the pictures and the glowing remarks about the flavor of the Golden Crabapple. Is that photo taken of all the segregants?
As it turns out the clone selected to have the moniker "Golden Crabapple" just happened to be the one that did not have the recessives I might have wanted....silvery fir tree foliage, woolly traits and stripes. I based my selection on a clone that did not carry those oddities, but for flavor alone. Perhaps flavor was negatively linked.
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Post by Tom Wagner on Apr 5, 2013 6:19:50 GMT -8
I am glad you are saving your favorites. Since the variety Pineapple is involved in the pedigree...I am not surprised of the flavor blends. The gold color was dominant in the seed I passed along but the alternate pinks/reds are showing up as recessives. Interesting that you compare my Golden Crabapple with John Downie crabapple....here is a fair photo of the coloring of the little apples...  |
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Post by jayb on Apr 6, 2013 23:25:17 GMT -8
Lol well the little red one did, more so when the crabapples are really ripe just before they fall, such a gorgeous orangey red on the sunny side.  |
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Post by delltraveller on Apr 8, 2013 10:48:18 GMT -8
I grew one plant from Golden Crabapple last year and got an orangey-red cherry, regular leaf, indeterminate. Had a fruity hint but not very sweet flavor and was particularly popular with a friend that prefers tomatoes that aren't sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2013 23:37:15 GMT -8
I am growing a few plants of Golden Crabapple this year...
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2013 11:38:58 GMT -8
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Post by Tom Wagner on May 13, 2013 14:58:23 GMT -8
Recognizable leaves on the Golden Crabapple
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2013 7:38:32 GMT -8
Recognizable leaves on the Golden Crabapple Here are a few early pickings of Golden Crabapple:  |
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Post by Tom Wagner on Jul 28, 2013 14:25:55 GMT -8
Hope I can get some seed back of plant 5, 4, and 1. I like the sepal variation.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2013 17:37:36 GMT -8
Hope I can get some seed back of plant 5, 4, and 1. I like the sepal variation. No problem Tom. |
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Post by jayb on Aug 1, 2013 0:51:44 GMT -8
I just picked two orange ones this morning, very tasty  |
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Post by Tom Wagner on Aug 1, 2013 22:22:37 GMT -8
Jayb. I have some great tomatoes picked today for seed extraction and a trade of a new one for a sample of the golden crabapple is likely in the works
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Post by jayb on Aug 3, 2013 3:05:18 GMT -8
Sounds super to me, just have to stop eating them as I go past!
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