Mystery Yellow Solved!!

Kenyadenola · August 3, 2006

I need some help with this one, I received this one from a friends Mom and it was simply labeled "Russian". I was very surprised to find a ripe round yellow tomato this morning. When I called to find out what kind it was, I was told that they were pretty surprised to find theirs as well, and she now thinks she may have switched labels, but doesn't even know where to begin to figure out what it is. I haven't eaten mine yet, but I am told it is really good. By the way, all of the tomatoes are pretty much the same size as this one, there are a few that are just a wee bit bigger, but they are not whoppers by any means and are all blemish free. Any help would be great!!

Thanks!
Kenya

Kenyadenola · August 3, 2006

I forgot to note that, it is regular leaf and is Ind.

moulman · August 4, 2006

Looks like Lemon Boy.

Matt

Tomstrees · August 4, 2006

is the end pointed ?

~ Tom

**carolyn137** · August 4, 2006

It appears to be only about a bit over an inch wide so it isn't Lemon Boy.

And the fruits of Galina's Yellow are gold, not yellow as well as the foliage being PL.

I don't really see how we can ID it, though, with thousands of OP varieties being known and this one having no real variety name.

moulman · August 4, 2006

Closer to about 2 1/2" than 1".

But still, you're right - who's to know?

Are you sure it's indet? I've had some Taxi that grew pretty wild, and at first glance didn't look like a det.

Kenyadenola · August 5, 2006

I'm pretty sure it's ident. It's over five feet and still going. I was looking at the SSE seed catalog and there is one called Blondkopfchen(aka Little Blonde Girl). The description is small golden-yellow 1" fruit with excellent taste, which it has, borne in giant clusters, and never a cracked fruit. This seems to describe it. It is loaded with fruit and they are all perfect.

The only thing it doesn't say is if this one is RL or PL. I'm going to call my friends mom and ask her if this sounds familar, hopefully it does, or we are back to guessing!

cottonpicker · August 5, 2006

Yellow Ping Pong?

LD

kimpossible · August 6, 2006

Kenya - by the picture you posted, I think the size would be 2", rather than 1"...

Kenyadenola · August 6, 2006

How exactly do you measure a tomato?

kimpossible · August 6, 2006

I'm just going by the tomato against the ruler - the girth from one side to the other is actually 2" wide.

**carolyn137** · August 6, 2006

At random I looked at a 1997 SSE Yearbook that was on the floor near me and I'm going to list just a few of the varieties that are 1-2 inch yellows with no nipple to show that it will be pretty darm impossible to ID a variety that doesn't come with a name.

Aranyalama
Austra Leinne
Campbell C-37 Yellow
Carobetta ( Russian origin stated), aka Caroletta
Chello
Aunt Ruby's Yeelow Cherry
Ester Hess Yellow
Estonian Yellow
Una's Yellow
Yantarnyi (Russian in origin)

......and I could have listed at least 50 more from this 1997 SSE Yearbook that meet the specs for what's shown here.

And that's why I think any definitive ID with a known variety is just plain impossible, unfortunately.

Kenya, folks describe fruit size either by ounces and lbs, or by giving the rough measurements of the diameter when not a beefsteak and when a beefsteak the diameter, length and height.

Kenyadenola · August 9, 2006

Mystery Solved!!! It is Azoychka!! I remember seeing some labeled as such, and thought that I didn't want those. So I took the one labeld "Russian". Well, as it turns out, she wasn't far off the mark with that label, it just wasn't as specific as I thought it would be.

I figured out which one it was while reading another post and the name struck me and then the fact that it was from Russia. Apparently none of the ones she had labeled as Azoychka came up yellow , but all the ones labeled Russian did.

We always tease her about her Canadian and doing things a bit backward(not to be mean to any Canadians), and tru to form, she got us this time!!

Thank you all for your help.

gwnorth · August 9, 2006

I'm not so sure - Azoychka, as far as I know, is not so perfectly round, and is somewhat larger than what the picture shows. It is indeed very yellow. I have eaten a few in the last week and find them to be delicious. That's my take on it, and I am Canadian!

Tania · August 9, 2006

Agree with Larry - this one doesn't look like Azoychka. Azoychka should be a small/medium size beefsteak, definitely flattened...

August 3, 2006	#1
Kenyadenola Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 35	Mystery Yellow Solved!! I need some help with this one, I received this one from a friends Mom and it was simply labeled "Russian". I was very surprised to find a ripe round yellow tomato this morning. When I called to find out what kind it was, I was told that they were pretty surprised to find theirs as well, and she now thinks she may have switched labels, but doesn't even know where to begin to figure out what it is. I haven't eaten mine yet, but I am told it is really good. By the way, all of the tomatoes are pretty much the same size as this one, there are a few that are just a wee bit bigger, but they are not whoppers by any means and are all blemish free. Any help would be great!! Thanks! Kenya

August 4, 2006	#3
moulman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 68	yellow Looks like Lemon Boy. Matt

August 4, 2006	#4
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	is the end pointed ? ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 4, 2006	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	It appears to be only about a bit over an inch wide so it isn't Lemon Boy. And the fruits of Galina's Yellow are gold, not yellow as well as the foliage being PL. I don't really see how we can ID it, though, with thousands of OP varieties being known and this one having no real variety name. __________________ Carolyn

August 4, 2006	#6
moulman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 68	Yellow Closer to about 2 1/2" than 1". But still, you're right - who's to know? Are you sure it's indet? I've had some Taxi that grew pretty wild, and at first glance didn't look like a det.

August 5, 2006	#7
Kenyadenola Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 35	I'm pretty sure it's ident. It's over five feet and still going. I was looking at the SSE seed catalog and there is one called Blondkopfchen(aka Little Blonde Girl). The description is small golden-yellow 1" fruit with excellent taste, which it has, borne in giant clusters, and never a cracked fruit. This seems to describe it. It is loaded with fruit and they are all perfect. The only thing it doesn't say is if this one is RL or PL. I'm going to call my friends mom and ask her if this sounds familar, hopefully it does, or we are back to guessing!

August 5, 2006	#8
cottonpicker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SE PA..near Valley Forge Posts: 839	Yellow Ping Pong? LD __________________ "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause". Victor Hugo

August 6, 2006	#9
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	Kenya - by the picture you posted, I think the size would be 2", rather than 1"... __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 9, 2006	#13
Kenyadenola Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 35	Mystery Solved!! Azoychka Mystery Solved!!! It is Azoychka!! I remember seeing some labeled as such, and thought that I didn't want those. So I took the one labeld "Russian". Well, as it turns out, she wasn't far off the mark with that label, it just wasn't as specific as I thought it would be. I figured out which one it was while reading another post and the name struck me and then the fact that it was from Russia. Apparently none of the ones she had labeled as Azoychka came up yellow , but all the ones labeled Russian did. We always tease her about her Canadian and doing things a bit backward(not to be mean to any Canadians), and tru to form, she got us this time!! Thank you all for your help.

August 9, 2006	#14
gwnorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 85	I'm not so sure - Azoychka, as far as I know, is not so perfectly round, and is somewhat larger than what the picture shows. It is indeed very yellow. I have eaten a few in the last week and find them to be delicious. That's my take on it, and I am Canadian! __________________ Larry in the G W North

August 9, 2006	#15
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Agree with Larry - this one doesn't look like Azoychka. Azoychka should be a small/medium size beefsteak, definitely flattened... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase