Opalka
| Opalka | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | plum |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | canner, slicer, paste |
| Variety type | family heirloom |
| Country | Poland |
B.C KO T
- 80 days, indet., regular wispy foliage, long red carrot-shaped and/or bomb shaped fruit, paste type, excellent sweet flavor, fairly productive.
Seed source:
- 1. Reimer Seeds 05
- 2. Terra Edibles 04 [1]
- 3. Seed Savers Exchange 11
- 4. Fedco Seeds 12
Year grown: 2007, 2011* (3, 4), 2021 (3)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
MI MA D
- This tomato was a pleasant surprise to me as I did not believe that it would ripen in zone 3b/4a. However, we had an exceptionally good growing climate this year with an earlier planting period and a late frost period. I planted the seeds May 24 and harvested ripe tomatoes September 1 (100 days). The largest fruit was 5 3/4" long and 13.4 ounces. Most of the others were slightly smaller than that. The tomato sauce that we made with these tomatoes tasted great. The tomatoes were heavy for their size, very meaty, with only a few seeds. The vines were very vigorous and I pruned them to 5 1/2 feet tall. The production was good for such a large tomato. I had many small clusters on my one plant.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2010
Location: Iron River, Michigan
TX GU R
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf, pointed paste, 2.5 x 4.5", very productive.
Seed source:
- ?
Year grown:
Location: Pasadena, Texas
GERM SC K
Seed source:
Year grown: 2011, 2012
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
CZEC GR V
- Indeterminate tomato wit regular leaf, long red carrot-shaped tomato with tipped tip, 150-180 g, it is mainly tomato paste so taste fresh is less good, fruits in large clusters, fertile variety.
Seed source:
- MMMM 2018
Year grown: 2019
Location: Czech republic, Brno, 780 ft
History
- Family heirloom from Poland, which was brought to Amsterdam of New York, USA in the 1900s by Opalka family. Carolyn Male (NY MA C) got the seeds from her co-worker, Carl Swidorski, whose wife was from the Opalka family. Carolyn Male introduced it at SSE Yearbook in the 1990s.
- One of the 100 heirloom tomatoes noted in Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden".
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Picture Gallery
Vladimir Gross. Opalka – baby fruits. 2019-07-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). August 2021.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). August 2021.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). August 2021.
Vladimir Gross. Opalka – green fruits. 2019-07-11.
C. Mayo (MA MA C). Opalka, not yet ripe. 2010-08-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Opalka - ripening fruit. 2007-08-31.
Vladimir Gross. Opalka – ripening fruits. 2019-08-31.
Dennis Margoni, MI. Opalka - ripe fruit. September 2010.
John Beidler (CT BE J). Opalka. 2008
Brian Creelman, Canada. Opalka - ripe fruit cluster. (uploaded with owner's permission)
Brian Creelman, Canada. Opalka - ripe fruit. (uploaded with owner's permission)
Vladimir Gross. Opalka – ripe fruits. 2019-09-03.
Vladimir Gross. Opalka – sliced fruits. 2019-09-04.
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