Zluta Kytice

[gardeninglee]

Wow! I want to grow this next year!

[BigVanVader]

As I stated before I didn't really pay much attention to Zluta for various reasons but if I had to hazard a guess I would guess somewhere around 40-60% of flowers set fruit for me.

[jhp]

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

And one of the blossom clusters, with human hand for size reference.

Wowee! that blossom cluster is amazing! Can't wait to see it with fruit and hear the report on taste. Very cool. Thanks for posting it.

Jen

[jmsieglaff]

This plant is just a crazy monster, I can't help but share more pictures. Is anyone else growing it this year?

[BigVanVader]

Your taking much better care of yours than I did. It looks fantastic! You will likely get better fruit set than I did. Better start loosening up those picking fingers

[DanishGardener]

Mine is starting to scare me a bit:

[carolyn137]

This variety is one of most treasured multifloras and my original seeds came from Clara in Germany who got it from Gerhard Bohl.

Each year Rob,a local young man grows my seedlings for me now since I can't and I always give him lots of seeds for this one.There are always extras so I distribute them locally and every single person just loved it.

I just checked my databook to be sure,and YES,there's a plant out there for me now, fingers crossed it will be a good year, and Freda takes care of all my tomatoes and everything else I ask her to grow for me.

Carolyn, who has no idea whatsoever she will do with the fruits from 17 plants, but so many new great ones, she just couldn't resist.

[BigVanVader]

Yes please do be careful. I've heard stories of people disappearing under piles of little yellow fruits.

[DanishGardener]

Carolyn, as you know, I got my seeds from you - thanks! And great to see you posting again btw! Hope you are doing well.
I have crossed Zluta Kytice with the black PL multiflora variety you have seeds for. (I really need to find a name for that one).
I have also crossed it with Lillian's Yellow Heirloom - should be interesting

[jmsieglaff]

Thanks for the info Carolyn!

DanishGardener, glad to see another person growing this variety this year! Your crosses sound very interesting. I've attempted to cross ZK with Black Krim, but my first attempt didn't take and the stigma broke off on my 2nd day attempt at my 2nd flower. I'll leave it on the plant to see if it took the first day I applied pollen, but it was likely too early.

How have you harvested pollen from ZK? So far I've found buzzing the ZK flowers don't want to give up much pollen.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by DanishGardener

Carolyn, as you know, I got my seeds from you - thanks! And great to see you posting again btw! Hope you are doing well.
I have crossed Zluta Kytice with the black PL multiflora variety you have seeds for. (I really need to find a name for that one).
I have also crossed it with Lillian's Yellow Heirloom - should be interesting

First, I'm doing as well as I can but will never get back to what I was before this latest medical episode.

I am excited about some of your crosses.Yes,you sent me seeds for that black cherry multiflora you bred and asked me not to share seed since you weren't sure it was stable. And yes,it's out in the backyard,but heaven help any birds or critters who get some seeds for any fruits that might fall to the ground and spread it around.

The good news being if it turned up growing anywhere here where I am folks would just consider it a noxious weed.

So,ZK X your black multiflora. What are you expecting from that cross?

And ZK with Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, just as interesting to me and wondering what that will give as well. Maybe a multiflora yellow on steroids?

Thanks so much again Soren.

Carolyn

[DanishGardener]

With the Black Multiflora x ZK I hope to downsize the black multiflora, and hopefully find some great tasting, multiflora cherry varieties.

With the Lillian's Yellow Heirloom x ZK, I want to combine what should be the best tasting yellow multiflora, with one of the best tasting large fruited yellows.
How can that not be a good cross?
Would like to see a medium sized yellow, PL multiflora (basically a yellow version of the black multiflora I have now).

[DanishGardener]

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

How have you harvested pollen from ZK? So far I've found buzzing the ZK flowers don't want to give up much pollen.

I have found that the best way is to just shake the entire flower truss over a piece of hard black plastic, then scrape together and collect the pollen with a brush.

[jmsieglaff]

Originally Posted by DanishGardener

I have found that the best way is to just shake the entire flower truss over a piece of hard black plastic, then scrape together and collect the pollen with a brush.

Thanks! That's a great idea! Each flower only sheds such tiny amounts and a lot of them don't give a bit (at least to the naked eye). I'll give this a try.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by DanishGardener

With the Black Multiflora x ZK I hope to downsize the black multiflora, and hopefully find some great tasting, multiflora cherry varieties.

With the Lillian's Yellow Heirloom x ZK, I want to combine what should be the best tasting yellow multiflora, with one of the best tasting large fruited yellows.
How can that not be a good cross?
Would like to see a medium sized yellow, PL multiflora (basically a yellow version of the black multiflora I have now).

I wish I knew more about the genes involved in color since on the face of it I would have thought that black X yellow would give black.

As for the Lillian's Yellow one,I love that variety,a large yellow with somewhat creamy texture that's great,and PL to boot, and that looks great as well.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/L...ellow_Heirloom

How I wish I was still able to do growouts to help you and others,but sadly, no longer possible.

Carolyn