Sara's Galapagos- leaf shape

dokutaaguriin · April 20, 2008

How would you describe the leaf shape of this variety?
I have googled images of it and it seems to be PL. I thought my seedlings were crosses because they all came up PL- I guess I was expecting RL.
Jeff

stratcat1 · April 20, 2008

My Sara's Galapagos leaves did not look PL the last two years. They looked more like my Red Currant leaves.

john

**carolyn137** · April 20, 2008

I was given the seeds as brought back from the Galapagos Islands, actually the fruits were given to me and I've grown it almost every year since then b'c I love it. And I listed it in the SSE Yearbook ASAP.

It is not PL, nowhere's near close.

When I contacted Dr. Roger Chatelet at the UC Davis site, b'c they're the experts in wild species, he said that knowing the island it came from, and I did, it was no doubt a stable interspecies cross.

The foliage looks closest to a currant type, as noted above, but not entirely, and it's clearly RL.

Hope that helps.

dokutaaguriin · April 20, 2008

Hi Carolyn and john,
My foliage looks similar to what is found on Dave's garden site- Sara's Galapagos
Is this what they call "arrowhead" shaped RL.
Jeff

**carolyn137** · April 20, 2008

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Originally Posted by dokutaaguriin

Hi Carolyn and john,
My foliage looks similar to what is found on Dave's garden site- Sara's Galapagos
Is this what they call "arrowhead" shaped RL.
Jeff

Well, I've never heard of arrowhead shaped RL, but that foliage looks about right. Notice that the leaves are very tiny and at the stem end there's a wrap around appendage that you won't see on a true PL variety. In addition, the stems should be a bit fuzzy as are the leaves, which doesn't show in that picture. And no, it isn't an angora type either.

But I certainly see how you could tag it as a PL. But the tiny leaves and other traits I mentioned above are very typical of a currant variety, but not quite the same b'c currants are far fuzzier.

Aha, I forgot to mention that the foliage is normally a much lighter green than is shown in the picture. And much lighter green than almost any other I've ever grown except for Lutescent which is one weird variety anyway.

Grub · April 22, 2008

And I must add: extremely disease resistant. In fact, the hardiest tomato - albeit a currant - I have ever grown. Still going strong. Virtually no EB. And not too phased by cold. Slow to set fruit but then they come on. Really interesting plant to grow. And a lot more compact that Matt's Wild, which I grew last season.

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dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Sara's Galapagos- leaf shape How would you describe the leaf shape of this variety? I have googled images of it and it seems to be PL. I thought my seedlings were crosses because they all came up PL- I guess I was expecting RL. Jeff

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stratcat1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan's Sunrise Side Posts: 83	My Sara's Galapagos leaves did not look PL the last two years. They looked more like my Red Currant leaves. john __________________ I know where food comes from...

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carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I was given the seeds as brought back from the Galapagos Islands, actually the fruits were given to me and I've grown it almost every year since then b'c I love it. And I listed it in the SSE Yearbook ASAP. It is not PL, nowhere's near close. When I contacted Dr. Roger Chatelet at the UC Davis site, b'c they're the experts in wild species, he said that knowing the island it came from, and I did, it was no doubt a stable interspecies cross. The foliage looks closest to a currant type, as noted above, but not entirely, and it's clearly RL. Hope that helps. __________________ Carolyn

April 22, 2008	#6
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	And I must add: extremely disease resistant. In fact, the hardiest tomato - albeit a currant - I have ever grown. Still going strong. Virtually no EB. And not too phased by cold. Slow to set fruit but then they come on. Really interesting plant to grow. And a lot more compact that Matt's Wild, which I grew last season.