Mr. Snow x Sungold F1

ChrisK · May 10, 2015

F2 plants. Gorgeous dwarfs in this selection. Unfortunately, no space to followup on these this year. Concentrating on a dwarf multiflora line instead. I have a friend growing ~10 from #10 to find larger fruited selections.

A couple are really intriguing. #9 was a stunningly pretty plant with nearly white fruit and good taste. #'s 5 and 13 look a little bit like a bi-color peach.

Mix of PL and RL and Sungold foliage fragrance on these. None had that unique Sungold taste which I think is not surprising given the likely quantitative nature of that trait. Might be worth backcrossing a few times to Sungold.

**carolyn137** · May 10, 2015

Very interesting cross Chris, and what I just typed reminded me of the star basketball player when I was in HS whose real name was Chris ( well actually Creighton) Cross.

I hope you follow through with the scent of the foliage as for selections since others have found that that goes along with something closest to Sungold F1 taste.

I see you also cross you #7's, I still do as well and also still use c ( don't know how to make the line above that c) which means "with" or cum in latin and also s which means without which is sine in latin.

Old habits never seem to fade.

Carolyn

kayrobbins · May 10, 2015

Those look good. If I were picking which ones to grow out it would be numbers 6 and 12. They look a lot like Sungold and I like the size of the tomato.

Dutch · May 10, 2015

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Originally Posted by ChrisK

F2 plants. Gorgeous dwarfs in this selection. Unfortunately, no space to followup on these this year. Concentrating on a dwarf multiflora line instead. I have a friend growing ~10 from #10 to find larger fruited selections.

A couple are really intriguing. #9 was a stunningly pretty plant with nearly white fruit and good taste. #'s 5 and 13 look a little bit like a bi-color peach.

Mix of PL and RL and Sungold foliage fragrance on these. None had that unique Sungold taste which I think is not surprising given the likely quantitative nature of that trait. Might be worth backcrossing a few times to Sungold.

#9 has got my attention. Definitely intriguing.
Dutch

**nctomatoman** · May 10, 2015

What is really interesting about this is that Dwarf Mr. Snow is far and away the best flavored white tomato I've had - real complexity and a nice zing. Combine that with Sun Gold's flavor genetics and it is not surprising that this, flavor and color-wise, has lots to discover.

rjs55555 · May 12, 2015

Those all look great! Very nice! 9 and 10 are my favorites!

May 10, 2015	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Very interesting cross Chris, and what I just typed reminded me of the star basketball player when I was in HS whose real name was Chris ( well actually Creighton) Cross. I hope you follow through with the scent of the foliage as for selections since others have found that that goes along with something closest to Sungold F1 taste. I see you also cross you #7's, I still do as well and also still use c ( don't know how to make the line above that c) which means "with" or cum in latin and also s which means without which is sine in latin. Old habits never seem to fade. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	What is really interesting about this is that Dwarf Mr. Snow is far and away the best flavored white tomato I've had - real complexity and a nice zing. Combine that with Sun Gold's flavor genetics and it is not surprising that this, flavor and color-wise, has lots to discover. __________________ Craig

May 10, 2015	#1
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	Mr. Snow x Sungold F1 F2 plants. Gorgeous dwarfs in this selection. Unfortunately, no space to followup on these this year. Concentrating on a dwarf multiflora line instead. I have a friend growing ~10 from #10 to find larger fruited selections. A couple are really intriguing. #9 was a stunningly pretty plant with nearly white fruit and good taste. #'s 5 and 13 look a little bit like a bi-color peach. Mix of PL and RL and Sungold foliage fragrance on these. None had that unique Sungold taste which I think is not surprising given the likely quantitative nature of that trait. Might be worth backcrossing a few times to Sungold. __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

May 10, 2015	#3
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	Those look good. If I were picking which ones to grow out it would be numbers 6 and 12. They look a lot like Sungold and I like the size of the tomato.

May 12, 2015	#6
rjs55555 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 42	Those all look great! Very nice! 9 and 10 are my favorites!