Zolotye Kupola
| Zolotye Kupola | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular, wispy |
| Fruit color | yellow |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer, canner |
| Variety type | commercial, open-pollinated |
| Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Indet. but compact plant with regular leaf wispy foliage that is typical for Eastern-European heart-shaped tomato varieties. Produces lots of large flowers. Yellow heart-shaped fruit, often with some pinkish streaks inside, 8-20 oz, some fruits can be up to 2+ lbs, very good to excellent flavor, few seeds. It was one of the first large-fruited varieties to set fruit in June 2009.
Seed source:
- Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia 06
Year grown: 2008, 2009
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 12-16 oz gold fruit with good flavor.
Seed source:
- Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A)
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- very meaty tomato, not much fruits at the plant, good taste
Seed source:
- Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T)
Year grown: 2009
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
History
- Russian commercial variety.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2006 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N),who received the seeds from Andrey Baranovski, Minsk, Belarus.
- Introduced commercially in North America by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2009.
Related
Russian name: Золотые купола
- The name means 'Golden Domes' in Russian. The name refers to the domes of the Russian Orthodox church (Cathedrals). Click here to see a picture of a Russian Cathedral. Obviously, the name was given to this cultivar because the fruit shape resembles a cathedral dome.
Description in Russian
- Среднеспелый, высокорослый сорт сибирской селекции. Высота до 1,5 м. Плоды округло-сердцевидной формы, оранжево-желтой окраски, мясистые, вкусные, массой до 800 г. Великолепны в салатах и зимних заготовках.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - sliced ripe fruit. 2008-10-10.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - ripening fruit. 2009-08-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - ripening fruit. 2009-08-02.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - ripening fruit. 2009-08-02.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Zolotye Kupola. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Zolotye Kupola. 2009.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - sliced fruit. 2009-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - sliced fruit. 2009-08-05.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - sliced fruit. 2009-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola. 2008-06-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - flower buds. 2008-07-19.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Zolotye Kupola - flower. 2009.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - flowers. 2008-07-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - baby fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola - green fruit. 2008-08-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola (B.C KO T) - green fruit. 2009-06-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola (B.C KO T 09) - green fruit. 2009-07-11.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zolotye Kupola (Tamara Yaschenko) - green fruit. 2009-07-11.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 | . | . |
| 2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Double Helix Farms |
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| 2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Double Helix Farms as Golden Dome |
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| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | . |
| 2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 2 | . |
| 2008 | 0 | . | |
| 2007 | 0 | . |