Re: [gardeners] 3 tomato plant
Shirley,George (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 07 Dec 2000 09:33:51 -0600
Certainly sounds like it. Are you going to send them some seed to try? Let us
know what happens.
George
byron bromley wrote:
>
> Folks I am flipping out, I have to pass his on.
>
> Earlier this spring I was chatting with a gal that grows this tomatoes, I
> got some seeds from her this week.
>
> For you Heirloomers, She said her great Aunt got them for an Old German
> that arrived in the US circa WWI. Her Great Aunt was given some seeds circa
> early 1930's.
>
> The plant. grows 6 to 8ft tall and sets only 3 tomatoes, First one grows
> about 9" dia, Second 8.5" dia and the last one about 8.25" dia.
>
> In an attempt to find out more about this plant I wrote to a USDA GRIN site
> at UC Davis. I got back the following letter
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Dear Bryon,
>
> I haven't heard of a tomato variety that produces exactly 3 fruits per
> plant, much less one with fruit of the size you indicate below. If you have
> pictures, that might help, or you could send a seed sample and we could grow
> it next year in our field and give you our impressions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Roger Chetelat
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Roger Chetelat
> Curator, Tomato Genetics Resource Center
> Dept. Vegetable Crops
> University of California
> Davis, CA 95616
> tel 530-752-6726
> fax 530-752-9659
> http://tgrc.ucdavis.edu
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> Folks I am F'n filpping out, I think I have found a lost variety
>
> Byron