Anyone grown Apricot Dream F1?

gorbelly · December 29, 2016

What was it like? How did it grow for you?

It appears to be fairly popular in the UK and Europe, but rarely grown in the US.

From the breeder Vegetalis' site:

Tomato Apricot Dream is an F1 Hybrid indeterminate variety with a mass of very sweet fruit in a delightful apricot/orange colour. Apricot Dream will produce 20-30 fruit per truss with a very high Brix rating of 11.5 giving a candy-like sweetness! Indeterminate but with a controlled habit making it very useable in a patio container.

Stvrob · April 3, 2018

I was just wondering about Apricot dream myself. Someone gave me a seedling and don't really have a space for it. Is it any good? I have one smallish (4 gal) container I could put it in if someone heartily endorses it.

gorbelly · April 3, 2018

I had a hectic end of season last year so didn't get to write my reports on what I grew, sorry!

I did grow this. It was a fine plant--rather open in habit, about 6' tall in a large container, fairly productive (although nowhere near as productive as shown in marketing photos, unsurprisingly). The tomatoes were beautiful: large, vibrantly orange grapes.

Like many grapes, though, they weren't my favorite for eating. They were sweet and hard/crunchy. Not particularly intense in flavor. Super bruise-resistant and held very well. Obviously a desirable commercial variety. If you like grapes, you may enjoy them. I thought they were just meh. Good for cooking.

Edited to add: Also, mine did not grow in long trusses as shown in the photo. They grew in irregular clusters.

December 29, 2016	#1
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Anyone grown Apricot Dream F1? What was it like? How did it grow for you? It appears to be fairly popular in the UK and Europe, but rarely grown in the US. From the breeder Vegetalis' site: Tomato Apricot Dream is an F1 Hybrid indeterminate variety with a mass of very sweet fruit in a delightful apricot/orange colour. Apricot Dream will produce 20-30 fruit per truss with a very high Brix rating of 11.5 giving a candy-like sweetness! Indeterminate but with a controlled habit making it very useable in a patio container.

April 3, 2018	#3
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	I had a hectic end of season last year so didn't get to write my reports on what I grew, sorry! I did grow this. It was a fine plant--rather open in habit, about 6' tall in a large container, fairly productive (although nowhere near as productive as shown in marketing photos, unsurprisingly). The tomatoes were beautiful: large, vibrantly orange grapes. Like many grapes, though, they weren't my favorite for eating. They were sweet and hard/crunchy. Not particularly intense in flavor. Super bruise-resistant and held very well. Obviously a desirable commercial variety. If you like grapes, you may enjoy them. I thought they were just meh. Good for cooking. Edited to add: Also, mine did not grow in long trusses as shown in the photo. They grew in irregular clusters. Last edited by gorbelly; April 3, 2018 at 10:18 PM. Reason: added info

April 3, 2018	#2
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	I was just wondering about Apricot dream myself. Someone gave me a seedling and don't really have a space for it. Is it any good? I have one smallish (4 gal) container I could put it in if someone heartily endorses it.