Pink white cherry

bejustice · July 14, 2013

I have one of yes, 600 white cherry plants making pink lemonade color cherries. It just now ripened three weeks later than the other white cherries. The plant they are coming off of is weak, EB, last legs, but they are ripening up sweet.

efisakov · July 14, 2013

How do you collect them? I can not imagine you doing it by hand. Last year my son picked at once 2 pounds of black cherries. He stopped, got tired. Beautiful fruits.

Doug9345 · July 14, 2013

I love the color.

ddsack · July 15, 2013

Pink Lemonade would be a great name if you could get that color stabilized! Do you know the variety of white cherry that you are getting the pinks from? Hope you are saving seeds from the pinks!

bejustice · July 16, 2013

The seeds were from Johnny's seeds, bought them over the winter. Only one turned pink like this. I am saving the pink tomatoes in our seed fridge until I get enough to get a good motor going in the fermentation jar. The one plant is much later than the others regular white cherries. I am going to grow white cherry again next season, so I am planning on growing the the pinks as a companion, if they make regular white cherries, I'll need them, if they make pinks it will be awesome.

Mojave · July 16, 2013

Those are really nice, good luck!

**carolyn137** · July 16, 2013

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki...b=General_Info

I didn't want to believe there was a variety just called White Cherry, so checked Johnny's and then Tania's data base, and there is but I wonder what it really is, such as Snow White or another named white cherry, none of which really are white, more ivory or even pale yellow.

The one plant with pink fruits could be the result of a somatic mutation.

But I have to ask......why are you growing 600 plants of this white cherry?

Carolyn

Crandrew · July 16, 2013

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

But I have to ask......why are you growing 600 plants of this white cherry?

Carolyn

+1

FILMNET · July 16, 2013

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Originally Posted by bejustice

I have one of yes, 600 white cherry plants making pink lemonade color cherries. It just now ripened three weeks later than the other white cherries. The plant they are coming off of is weak, EB, last legs, but they are ripening up sweet.

Holy Cherries 600 plants!!!

Crandrew · July 17, 2013

carolyn,
Could you share the varieties you have in mind, regardless? I'm sure i'm not the only one interested.

Granite26 · July 17, 2013

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Originally Posted by Crandrew

carolyn,
Could you share the varieties you have in mind, regardless? I'm sure i'm not the only one interested.

+1

bejustice · July 18, 2013

That would be awsome!

I picked 5 more of the pink white cherry today. I can't wait to grow the seeds out next season. I hope I get pinks!

bejustice · July 18, 2013

pink lemonade does sound a lot better than pink white cherry. Josh's pink lemonade since he found it and flagged it. We picked and packed 1572 pints and got them to Raleigh and Hickory in less than in 48 hours. Josh found a mutant sungeen and flagged it yesterday. I'll try and get a picture posted tonight. It is making a pear shape with a long neck.

Some of the things I would consider when putting together a list is shelf life. We are picking early in the morning, putting them in the cool room at 58, rinse, pack, back in the cool room, and then off the next morning. Black cherry can make it, but it has a tendency to be the first to get over ripe, they are even sweeter, but split. I think it has a little EB resistance too, but I am open to suggestions.

July 14, 2013	#2
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	How do you collect them? I can not imagine you doing it by hand. Last year my son picked at once 2 pounds of black cherries. He stopped, got tired. Beautiful fruits. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 15, 2013	#4
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Pink Lemonade would be a great name if you could get that color stabilized! Do you know the variety of white cherry that you are getting the pinks from? Hope you are saving seeds from the pinks! __________________ Dee **************

July 16, 2013	#6
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Those are really nice, good luck! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

July 16, 2013	#7
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki...b=General_Info I didn't want to believe there was a variety just called White Cherry, so checked Johnny's and then Tania's data base, and there is but I wonder what it really is, such as Snow White or another named white cherry, none of which really are white, more ivory or even pale yellow. The one plant with pink fruits could be the result of a somatic mutation. But I have to ask......why are you growing 600 plants of this white cherry? Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

July 14, 2013	#3
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	I love the color.

July 16, 2013	#5
bejustice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Timberlake, nc Posts: 50	The seeds were from Johnny's seeds, bought them over the winter. Only one turned pink like this. I am saving the pink tomatoes in our seed fridge until I get enough to get a good motor going in the fermentation jar. The one plant is much later than the others regular white cherries. I am going to grow white cherry again next season, so I am planning on growing the the pinks as a companion, if they make regular white cherries, I'll need them, if they make pinks it will be awesome.

July 17, 2013	#10
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	carolyn, Could you share the varieties you have in mind, regardless? I'm sure i'm not the only one interested.

July 18, 2013	#12
bejustice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Timberlake, nc Posts: 50	That would be awsome! I picked 5 more of the pink white cherry today. I can't wait to grow the seeds out next season. I hope I get pinks!