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

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 16, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

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

Carolyn

+1

**carolyn137** · July 16, 2013

From what I know to date is that what's being called White Cherry is probably a generic name and probably a rename of a known variety ofwhich there aremanysocalledwhite cherry varieties.

In which case I wanted to mention the variety Dr.Carolyn,named for me,but not named by me.

It's an ivory colored cherry,there are no pure white cherries, and a pink plant turned up and the person named it Dr. Carolyn Pink.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...b=General_Info

At the above link you can also click on the parent Dr, Carolyn, to see what that looks like/

Just saying that a so called white cherry can give rise to a pink cherry and this is one example.

Carolyn

bejustice · July 16, 2013

We are looking at cherries like an instant berry crop. The high brix content and variety of color make them irresistible.

I use 200 trays, three for variety to start. They are planter ready in the 200 trays, but 50 trays are safer to use early in the season.

This is a great American product to do commercially. You do not have to compete with imports and demand is high. Go for it!

bejustice · July 16, 2013

wow, thanks!, We planted Dr. Carolyn last season!

I went with sungreen this year. It looks like a green egg in the cherry mix. I like it's odd shape because the consumer realizes it is purposely different, not an unripe tomato. It is just a little too big though. I might try abracazebra next season if can grow it out for seed.

Thanks!

jennifer28 · July 17, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by bejustice

wow, thanks!, We planted Dr. Carolyn last season!

I went with sungreen this year. It looks like a green egg in the cherry mix. I like it's odd shape because the consumer realizes it is purposely different, not an unripe tomato. It is just a little too big though. I might try abracazebra next season if can grow it out for seed.

Thanks!

Maybe consider verde claro? That's a wonderful strong plant with good taste and its open pollinated.

**carolyn137** · July 17, 2013

bejustice, when I was selling fruits to restaurants and delivering fruits to be sold at a large farm stand the most popular ones were pints of cherry tomatoes.

Some pints had all one variety and some were mixed cherries.

If you want me to make some suggestions I can do that, adding cherry varieties I've grown since doing that selling, which was actually quite a few years ago, really many years ago.

And no hard feelings if you already have some varieties in mind.

Carolyn

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.

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 16, 2013	#10
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	From what I know to date is that what's being called White Cherry is probably a generic name and probably a rename of a known variety ofwhich there aremanysocalledwhite cherry varieties. In which case I wanted to mention the variety Dr.Carolyn,named for me,but not named by me. It's an ivory colored cherry,there are no pure white cherries, and a pink plant turned up and the person named it Dr. Carolyn Pink. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...b=General_Info At the above link you can also click on the parent Dr, Carolyn, to see what that looks like/ Just saying that a so called white cherry can give rise to a pink cherry and this is one example. 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 16, 2013	#12
bejustice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Timberlake, nc Posts: 50	wow, thanks! wow, thanks!, We planted Dr. Carolyn last season! I went with sungreen this year. It looks like a green egg in the cherry mix. I like it's odd shape because the consumer realizes it is purposely different, not an unripe tomato. It is just a little too big though. I might try abracazebra next season if can grow it out for seed. Thanks!

July 17, 2013	#14
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	bejustice, when I was selling fruits to restaurants and delivering fruits to be sold at a large farm stand the most popular ones were pints of cherry tomatoes. Some pints had all one variety and some were mixed cherries. If you want me to make some suggestions I can do that, adding cherry varieties I've grown since doing that selling, which was actually quite a few years ago, really many years ago. And no hard feelings if you already have some varieties in mind. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

July 17, 2013	#15
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.

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