Golden Gem

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Golden Gem
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

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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."



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