some questions... (again)

[pinakbet]

Thanks for the inputs on my question in the white tomato thread inside the trading forum. i don't want to totally hijack that thread so I just created one. by the way carolyn, I would love to try that white tomato sauce.

I've been surfing the net for a while checking infos of different maters...

I checked pepper joe's (www.pepperjoe.com) site and saw that he is selling "white bianca" tomato. If I'm not mistaken, "bianca" means white so the tomato is literally translates to "white white". I googled it and found not much info for it. I think pepper joe just made that name or is there really is a variety called "white bianca".

Another thing is, I'm curious with that variety called "tomato tree". Does anybody have any experience growing it?


Thanks

[Tania]

I know tomato that is called 'Bianca' - it is a white cherry. May be this was it?

Not sure about 'Tomato Tree' tomatoes, but I have seen a few with 'tomato tree' in the names:

Japan Tomato Tree (yellow/orange) - http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Japan_Tomato_Tree

Japanese Tomato Tree (small red - likely a cross) (http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Japanese_Tomato_Tree

Tania

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by pinakbet

Thanks for the inputs on my question in the white tomato thread inside the trading forum. i don't want to totally hijack that thread so I just created one. by the way carolyn, I would love to try that white tomato sauce.

I've been surfing the net for a while checking infos of different maters...

I checked pepper joe's (www.pepperjoe.com) site and saw that he is selling "white bianca" tomato. If I'm not mistaken, "bianca" means white so the tomato is literally translates to "white white". I googled it and found not much info for it. I think pepper joe just made that name or is there really is a variety called "white bianca".

Another thing is, I'm curious with that variety called "tomato tree". Does anybody have any experience growing it?


Thanks

I don't know a variety called White Bianca, which is rather redundant I think, but when folks talk about a variety called Tomato Tree that can be interpreted in several ways.

First, there is a regular tomato variety called Giant Tree which is not tree-like at all and not the best of varieties anyway.

Second, in the Sunday Supplements and some gardening magazines there are often ads for a Tomato Tree, but it's not even a tomato. It's Cyphomandra betacese and is a tender shrub and called Tamarillo by those folks, mainly in the mid to far East, who grow it.

Finally, I'm going to link you to Victory Seeds for what the definition of a tree tomato really is and how it differs from a dwarf variety:

http://victoryseeds.com/catalog/vege...mato_pink.html

On the above page go down to the variety Dwarf Chamion and click on the blue tree type link to find out that tree tomato originated in France and what it's all about.

Hope that helps.

[pinakbet]

thanks for the inputs tania and carolyn.