White Bush

**mdvpc** · January 21, 2007

I am growing this in the greenhouse this winter. Its slow, but fruit is starting to turn color. Here is a photo-havent picked any fruit yet, so I do not know how it tastes. I had not seen a photo of this before.

dcarch · January 21, 2007

It looks delicious.

How tall is the plant?

dcarch

Tania · January 21, 2007

looks great Michael!

Here is the description from Bill Minkey, who listed this variety at SSE 2006 Yearbook:

Quote:

75 days, det., rugosa foliage, small to medium white fruit with yellow tint, crack res., needs no staking, flattish, very sweet, outstanding flavor, productive, my favorite white tomato, from CV To1 96

yes, what is the plant size?

**mdvpc** · January 21, 2007

Tania-disagree with Bill on no staking, at least my plant-it really should be in a cage. I had seen Bill's description before. Dont know if anyone else is offering it.

montanamato · January 21, 2007

Mine needed staking last summer and still broke 2/3 of it off in a wind storm. I loved the taste, but it was very late and not very productive for me....Of course losing 2 of the 3 main branches could have hampered productivity !

Jeanne

**mdvpc** · January 21, 2007

Jeanne-What color was your fruit? Was your plant 5 feet tall also?

montanamato · January 21, 2007

Michael...My fruit was lemmony yellow when ripe, looks just like your photo....I had never grown a "white" before and didn't know what to expect...My plant was definately over 3 ft , but don't think it made 4....My source for seeds was Bill....I had to keep the container in the kitchen to get the last few to ripen in November and still didn't get enough seed to offer it this year in the SSE catalog....It is much better tasting than any yellow I have grown before...I will be interested in your opinion of the taste as you have grown others similar to it and I have not...

Jeanne

**mdvpc** · January 30, 2007

White bush, to my palate, has a very complex taste-fruity, almost tropical fruity like many of the yellows-I really wonder if this could be golden dwarf champion-the plant looks like it, the fruit looks like it and it tastes like it. GDC may be a little more golden, but I wonder if that is because I am growing white bush in the greenhouse. If wb isnt gdc, its a first cousin!

I edited this post because in thinking about gdc vs wb, gdc is more golden in color.

Rena · February 3, 2007

Very nice! I love to use the Dwarfs to get the season started, easy to control. I think I need to order this one.-Rena

**mdvpc** · February 3, 2007

Rena-Pm me your address and I will send you a seed sample. I saved the first fruit and its funny, but there was very little seed to get. But I have a few seed I can send you. I will be happy to do so.

montanamato · February 3, 2007

Michael...I was going to mention that...Even the last fruits of the year had very few seeds...

Jeanne

PNW_D · April 23, 2007

Hmm, maybe my coffee has yet to kick in - but I keep going back to the pic in first post - and it just doesn't look the right colour??? I have seed for White Bush - some of the first I traded for - but yet to grow out - any pics of the plant?

sirtanon · April 23, 2007

I see RED fruit in that photo.. is it just me?

**mdvpc** · April 23, 2007

Sirtanon-the link for white bush is wrong-dont know what happened-that is a photo of my grumpy f2. I will try and fix it this evening.

January 21, 2007	#1
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	White Bush I am growing this in the greenhouse this winter. Its slow, but fruit is starting to turn color. Here is a photo-havent picked any fruit yet, so I do not know how it tastes. I had not seen a photo of this before. __________________ Michael

January 21, 2007	#2
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	It looks delicious. How tall is the plant? dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

January 21, 2007	#4
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Tania-disagree with Bill on no staking, at least my plant-it really should be in a cage. I had seen Bill's description before. Dont know if anyone else is offering it. __________________ Michael

January 21, 2007	#6
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Jeanne-What color was your fruit? Was your plant 5 feet tall also? __________________ Michael

January 30, 2007	#8
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	White bush, to my palate, has a very complex taste-fruity, almost tropical fruity like many of the yellows-I really wonder if this could be golden dwarf champion-the plant looks like it, the fruit looks like it and it tastes like it. GDC may be a little more golden, but I wonder if that is because I am growing white bush in the greenhouse. If wb isnt gdc, its a first cousin! I edited this post because in thinking about gdc vs wb, gdc is more golden in color. __________________ Michael

January 21, 2007	#5
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Mine needed staking last summer and still broke 2/3 of it off in a wind storm. I loved the taste, but it was very late and not very productive for me....Of course losing 2 of the 3 main branches could have hampered productivity ! Jeanne

February 3, 2007	#9
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Very nice! I love to use the Dwarfs to get the season started, easy to control. I think I need to order this one.-Rena

April 23, 2007	#12
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	Hmm, maybe my coffee has yet to kick in - but I keep going back to the pic in first post - and it just doesn't look the right colour??? I have seed for White Bush - some of the first I traded for - but yet to grow out - any pics of the plant? __________________ D.

April 23, 2007	#13
sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	I see RED fruit in that photo.. is it just me? __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..