Yellow Submarine

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Yellow Submarine
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	pear, plum
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	cherry, salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Ireland

B.C KO T

indet., potato leaf, pear to plum shaped yellow cherry type fruits, about 0.5 oz, with mild flavor typical for yellow tomatoes. Fruits grow in clusters of 7-8. Many growers reported flavor and texture improvement over Yellow Pear, but I did not notice much difference.

2009 notes

1 plant out of 12 was regular leaf - see Yellow Submarine Regular Leaf.

Seed source:

Patty Brown, Ohio 08 / NM MA W 06 (Bill Malin, New Mexico) / an Irish CV

Year grown: 2009

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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MI MA D

This yellow cherry tomato is supposedly an improvement of the Yellow Pear tomato. My fruits were larger than the Yellow Pear. Tasted great, but did crack. They matured in about 80 days which is longer than I expected.

Source

Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds 09

Year: 2011

Location: Iron River, Michigan, Zone 3b

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MO MU K

Moderately vigorous, indeterminate, potato leafed plants. (~70-75 days). Yellow pear shaped tomatoes weighing about ½oz/10-15g. Definite flavor and texture improvement over Yellow Pear. Was not dry and mealy like Yellow Pear tends to be. Good set. No noticeable cracking occurred. Some foliar disease noted by end of season (septoria and early blight).

Source 

Bill Malin, New Mexico (NM MA W)

Year: 2007

Location: grown in Kansas City, Missouri

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History

• Seeds for this variety were introduced in the USA by Bill Malin of New Mexico (SpudleafWillie, NM MA W) in the mid-2000s. Bill Malin received seeds in trade from the Organic Centre of Ireland. Peppermint Farms in Cork Ireland is another source of plants in the UK.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Julianna Griffin, Ontario, Canada (ONT GR J) and John Beidler of Connecticut (CT BE J).

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Similar

• Yellow Pear
• Yellow Pear brachytic

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See also

• Red Submarine

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - plant. 2009-06-27

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - baby fruit. 2009-06-10

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - green fruit. 2009-06-10

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - green fruit. 2009-06-27.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - green fruit. 2009-07-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - green fruit. 2009-07-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - ripening fruit. 2009-07-23.

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  Keith Mueller. Yellow Submarine

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Yellow Submarine - ripe fruit. 2009-08-02.

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  Dennis Margoni, MI. Yellow Submarine - ripe fruit. August 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie J&L Gardens Seed Knapp's Fresh Vegies	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gleckler Seedmen Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	.	.
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - new Gleckler Seedmen - new	4	.
2009		2	.
2008		0	.
2007		0	.