Early Ssubakus Aliana

[AK110682]

Hi everyone... I am relatively new here, so to start off with, I'd like to say hello, and that I loveee this site!

Okay, now onto my question...

I recently found the free seed offer at Wintersown.org and sent away for some seed Great Organization! Anywho.... I recieved my seeds from them today--and I can't wait to taste them all There is one type of tomato that I have never heard anything about and had very little luck finding any info with a search engine. It is called Early Ssubakus Aliana. Looks like yellow egg shaped fruits. Any of you have any experience growing these? Wonder how they taste?

Thanks
-Amber

[ContainerTed]

Wintersown has added several new varieties that originate in China. I, too, surfed the web and found nothing about it. The description given is all there is.

[carolyn137]

Note that this AM Trudi posted info about the varieties at GW and their performance I guess, for her.

[AK110682]

Thanks so much Carolyn!

-Amber

[steveg]

I grew this variety and it was VERY prolific, but a little lacking in the taste area.

[spacetogrow]

I grew it this year for the first time (thanks, Trudi at wintersown.org). Its flavor is lightly tangy but...generally mild. What I used to expect of a yellow tomato (until I tried Azoychka).

But I also found ESA to be VERY prolific.

[AlittleSalt]

This tomato sounds interesting, and yes, I found it on the WinterSown site here in 2014.

What is most interesting to me is that this variety might really come from China. I am going to grow it here in zone 8A, Texas. It will probably be in my fall garden 2015, and if it produces well, I will trade seeds here and send some to Trudi as well.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

This tomato sounds interesting, and yes, I found it on the WinterSown site here in 2014.

What is most interesting to me is that this variety might really come from China. I am going to grow it here in zone 8A, Texas. It will probably be in my fall garden 2015, and if it produces well, I will trade seeds here and send some to Trudi as well.

Yes, it comes from China and is also included on Tania's list of varieties known to come from China.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...inese_Tomatoes

The above list will give you some other choices as well, providing the page for them lists a seed source.

I'm trying to remember which ones from China I've grown in the past but it seems that that section of my brain is closed to me rightnow althugh I do remember that they were small fruited and the tastes were not outstanding. China historically has not had a tomato based cuisine which I think explains why there are so few available.

Carolyn

[Tania]

Direct link to to Tatiana's TOMATObase page with more details about this variety:
http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/E...subakus_Aliana

Tatiana

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tania

Direct link to to Tatiana's TOMATObase page with more details about this variety:
http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/E...subakus_Aliana

Tatiana

Thanks Tania. I should have linked to this variety but when I linked to all the Chinese ones on your list and mentioned that this one was there, well, I thought the person asking the question would do that.

Carolyn