Big Sungold
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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| Big Sungold | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | orange |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | cherry |
| Fruit type | cherry |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | unknown |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, large orange cherry, 1-1.5" in dia., 0.5 oz, excellent tangy flavor with a distinct hint of orange flavor when slightly under ripe. Early as its parent Sungold F1, I collected a first ripe fruit on June 25 in 2009.
- 2009 notes
- The seeds I received had some crossed seeds, which produced a similar tomato except it was red and potato leaf - see Big Sungold Potato Leaf.
Seed source:
- Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 06 / Manfred Hartmann, Germany 05
Year grown: 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
TX AN S
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf, good production of 1.5-2" golden orange cherries, very good flavor.
- Source
- Michael Gunn of Pasadena, Texas (TX GU R) 06 / M.Hartmann, Germany
Year: 2007
Location: Bastrop, Texas
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., regular leaf, outstanding production of superb tasting 1.5" golden orange cherry fruit.
- Source
- Manfred Hartmann, Germany
Year: 2006
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- One of the earlier attempts to de-hybridize SunGold F1.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Michel Gunn of Pasadena, who obtained the seed from Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany / Manfred Hartmann, Germany in 2005.
Related
Picture Gallery
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Big Sungold - plant. 2007
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Sungold - ripe fruit. 2009-06-27
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Sungold - ripe fruit, sliced. 2009-06-27
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Big Sungold. 2007
Seed Availability
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| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010 | 1 | . |
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| 2007 | 1 | . |
Facts about Big SungoldRDF feed
| Country | unknown + |
| Fruit color | orange + |
| Fruit shape | round + |
| Fruit size | cherry + |
| Fruit type | cherry + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member | B.C KO T +, TX AN S + and TX GU R + |
| Related | Big Sungold Potato Leaf + and Big Sungold Select + |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |