Golden Gem
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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Golden Gem | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | yellow |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | cherry |
Fruit type | cherry |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | unknown |
B.C KO T
- indet. plant with narrow regular leaf foliage, small yellow cherry, mild flavor with an acidic 'bite'.
- Seed Source
- Reimer Seeds / OH AN A 08 (Al Anderson, Ohio) / Geza Korbely, Hungary|2008}}
History
- F1 hybrid from China, vended by Tomato Growers Supply .
- 2006-2008 SSE Yearbooks have one listing of Golden Gem cherry tomato, which is likely an open-pollinated version of the hybrid.
- There is also an old commercial open-pollinated tomato with the same name, but larger in size, which dates back to 1899. Click here to see a page from the "Farm and Floral Guide" 1899 Catalog by L.L. May & Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota. Here is the description from the catalog:
- "The finest yellow tomato. Fine flavor, beautiful color. Very productive. Without doubt the best golden yellow variety that has ever been introduced. It is a decided improvement over all other yellow kinds in both size and flavor, being larger and of a much better quality than Golden Queen, and a much better yielder. No one who has a private garden can afford to be without it. Its rich golden color makes a most beautiful contrast when sliced and placed in dishes with the red varieties. Market gardeners who grow for market alone will ...? with delight our Golden Gem as a leader of a new class of large sized yellow tomatoes."
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem - 4 weeks old seedling. 2008-03-21
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem. 2008-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem - flower truss. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem - flower truss. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem - green fruit. 2008-08-04.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Golden Gem - ripe fruit. 2008-09-09.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | Reimer Seeds | . | . |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013 | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | 1 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
2008 | . | 2 | . |
2007 | . | 1 | . |