Sterling Old Norway

[Tormato]

Has anyone here at T'ville trialed Sterling Old Norway?

For me, it grew as a pink heart. I've seen it listed as a red heart, but that might not be correct.

Tormato

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tormato

Has anyone here at T'ville trialed Sterling Old Norway?

For me, it grew as a pink heart. I've seen it listed as a red heart, but that might not be correct.

Tormato

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...ing_Old_Norway

You might also want to do a search here b'c I think I remember someone who was trying to find seed sources for Scadinavian varieties and was asking about this variety and I remember Neil in Canada saying that it was listed in a particular SSE YEarbook.

In the current 2011 SSE YEarbook there's a Sterling Old German listed, described as a deep pink PL beefsteak and listed with the reds. The description for this variety at Tania's is different

In the pink section Sterling Old Norway is listed by Amy Goldman as a pink oxheart, her seeds from SSE directly it looks like and says "may be from Norway" Nothing said about leaf form or plant habit , etc.

If you pull up Sterling Old German at Tania's you'll see that Neil Lockhart grew both the old German and Old Norway ones and his source for both was Meryl Neidens.

What was your source of Sterling Old Norway?

Maybe you're a new seed source for this variety?

[Tormato]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...ing_Old_Norway

You might also want to do a search here b'c I think I remember someone who was trying to find seed sources for Scadinavian varieties and was asking about this variety and I remember Neil in Canada saying that it was listed in a particular SSE YEarbook.

In the current 2011 SSE YEarbook there's a Sterling Old German listed, described as a deep pink PL beefsteak and listed with the reds. The description for this variety at Tania's is different

In the pink section Sterling Old Norway is listed by Amy Goldman as a pink oxheart, her seeds from SSE directly it looks like and says "may be from Norway" Nothing said about leaf form or plant habit , etc.

If you pull up Sterling Old German at Tania's you'll see that Neil Lockhart grew both the old German and Old Norway ones and his source for both was Meryl Neidens.

What was your source of Sterling Old Norway?

Maybe you're a new seed source for this variety?

Carolyn,

If I have the real Sterling Old Norway, then I already am the source for the someone looking for Scandinavian varieties. I sent seeds to him stating my plants produced pink hearts, but I was unsure if it's supposed to be a pink or red. He asked me to start this thread several months ago.
I'm finally getting around to it.


My seed source was David L, who likely received his seed from Neil Lockheart.

Since the Yearbook has moved it from the red section to the pink, I believe it is likely a pink. There are likely those who do not know that clear skinned tomatoes (no matter how "red" they look) are listed by most as pinks.

Gary

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tormato

Carolyn,

If I have the real Sterling Old Norway, then I already am the source for the someone looking for Scandinavian varieties. I sent seeds to him stating my plants produced pink hearts, but I was unsure if it's supposed to be a pink or red. He asked me to start this thread several months ago.
I'm finally getting around to it.


My seed source was David L, who likely received his seed from Neil Lockheart.

Since the Yearbook has moved it from the red section to the pink, I believe it is likely a pink. There are likely those who do not know that clear skinned tomatoes (no matter how "red" they look) are listed by most as pinks.

Gary

I was thinking, I do that sometimes.

Why is there are Sterling Old Norway and a Sterling Old German and they're completely different varieties.

Is there a "Sterling" behind those two varieties and are there other Sterling's somewhere?

[clara]

Tormato, have a look at:

http://www.tomaten-atlas.de/sorten/s...ing-old-norway

This description says it it red (rot).

Reinhard Kraft says it is pink. "Sterling Old Norway
Ochsenherzform, große, pinkfarbene, sehr saftige Früchte. Rarität."

ventmarin also describes it as pink: "Fruit rose cordiforme de 250 à 500 grammes. Faible dépression à 'attache pédonculaire. 8 sépales. Fruit juteux. Plant de 180 à 200 centimètres de hauteur. 85 à 90 jours. Croissance indéterminée. Variété originaire de Norvège."

Perhaps there are 2 varieties, a red and a pink one? I have seeds from Manfred Hahm-Hartmann for next year and suppose mine will be pink. clara

[amideutch]

Check out to Tomatsidan link below for Sterling under pink tomatoes. Ami

http://www.tomatsidan.se/

[MikeInOhio]

I grew it 4 or 5 years ago and found it to resemble a pink oxheart. Not identical, but very similar. My seed source was a guy here in Ohio who is originally from Denmark.