Jubilee mutation?

[moulman]

Hi folks, it has been many months since I was here talking toms.
We are having a looong winter here in the north, and it is barely beginning to be spring. I had my garden planted mid-may last year, but this year it looks like early June!

Anyway, I love Jubilee and have planted them for a number of years. Last year I was surprised to find a number of large ones growing on one plant that were heart-shaped. There were 4 or 5 I believe - but not all of them on this plant were - many had a normal globe shape. Other than shape, they were a normal Jubilee in color and taste.

I saved seeds from 2 of them, and am currently growing the seedlings from these. They germinated rapidly, and appear vigorous and look like normal little toms.

So, I will wait and see what they produce this year. My question is, if this were a mutation, would all the toms on the plant they came from have been heart shaped?

And if so, would I expect all seedlings to produce hearts?

Matt

[carolyn137]

So, I will wait and see what they produce this year. My question is, if this were a mutation, would all the toms on the plant they came from have been heart shaped?

And if so, would I expect all seedlings to produce hearts?

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Matt, if it were a true muation then all the fruits should have been heart shaped. The fact that they weren't suggests to me that it was a temperature induced event and there are several varieties that I see with such shape changes from time to time.

But you'll know for sure when you set out the plants from those saved seeds and see what they produce..

[moulman]

I will post when they arrive.

[matereater]

Carolyn, could it possibly be cross pollination from a nearby plant ?

[moulman]

I didn't grow any hearts last year. The only yellow/golds I grew were Lemon Boy and Jubilee. I would think if it were xpolination with a red /pink variety it would have showed.

These toms were a light yellow/gold color. If it were a x with Lemon Boy, Lord only knows what these seeds might produce!