Anyone see this before?
 

A couple of years ago, I got free seeds from Delectations of Tomatoes for a variety Dale called "Unknown Evil Olive Off- type". As promised, it delivered weird, somewhat multilocular blobs.

But they were tasty and I ate many while messing in the garden. Assuming they were F2 and would continue to segregate, I saved seeds and planted this year. I only had room for 3, but...

One has a white stripe up the stem, and suckers and petioles arising from that strip are chlorophyll free. There are a few leaflets here and there with white splatters.

I'm enjoying this immensely.[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230711/25e76c2cfdecbb629a925b94a172f89a.jpg[/IMG]

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Verrry interesting! Thanks for sharing :).

Linda

Nice find! i hope the variegation continues in future generations, it's a beauty so far.

Wow, that is really something, good job eyolf. Albino tomatoes, who'd have thought...

Something like variegated.
I have Walter's Fancy, Elsie's Fancy and Pico's Pride dwarf tomatoes - they have similarly colored leaves.

Having grown a few variegated leaf tomatoes several years ago, mostly as a novelty, found none of them particularly tasty. If you have a variety that shows interest and tastes good all the better. None of the variegated leaves remained bi-colored very long and soon were all green. Has this variety's green/white lasted?

This variety in the F1 and F2 was of uncertain appeal, and Dale was careful to explain.

But I love to experiment and may even clone a cutting and overwinter it to compare against seedlings.

I doubt if very many besides us gardening fanatics would care much. So far the fruits have resembled a small Riesetomate, with a tart, strong flavor I enjoy...but isn't currently popular in the marketplace.

I'm growing another labelled "Kitayskiy Oksamitovy" that so far promises to be "meh" regarding production, but is the most interesting, rampant, disease-resistant and drought-tolerant variety I have ever grown.
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But it has really interesting fuzzy, minty-gray-green foliage.

I have 80 tomatoes this year, about a dozen to fill canning jars, and the rest for fun.

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More images.
First, typical fruit
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Blossoms on almost
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[/IMG] pigment free branch,:


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[QUOTE=eyolf;771021]More images.
First, typical fruit
[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230715/e85f6016cf7332df0ca6747d3523c394.jpg[/IMG]
Blossoms on almost
[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230715/5fbe85b6cc67277b196f472f24775356.jpg[/IMG] pigment free branch,:


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That is something else eyolf.

Those are really strange.

Bill

Update:
One white blossom from a pigment-free branch has set fruit.
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Anticipation!

Normally, these ripen red (yellow skin). Interesting to see what happens.

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It's ripe; getting soft. One branch mate met it's demise (l ate it), the other is rotting.[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230909/8e8dc8ff5907da212a940dcbc2fb67c8.jpg[/IMG]

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Did you flick out the seeds to save before you ate it? How was the taste?

I have not eaten it yet, but intend to and save a few seeds.

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Final report for 2023:
The "pale rider" got slightly more color but not a lot. There weren't many seeds inside and those that were were small and round, resembling tomatillo seeds. Some of them fell through the kitchen sieve l use when processing.

We may see what I get next year.

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