Black Zebra Cherry x Dora F2

frogsleap farm · July 20, 2010

BZ cherry was short statured and very prolific. The small cherry sized fruit were almost metallic looking, with skin a little too tough, but very good taste. Dora is a pink fruited beefsteak delight. I have two striped segregants in the F2 generation - this is the earlier of the two. I like the green stripes on red/orange - somewhat unique I think. I'll pick and taste later this week when I am home from a short trip.

**nctomatoman** · July 20, 2010

Wow! Coloration looks very much like the Dwarf variety Sarandipity we are developing in the Streaky line of the dwarf project!

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=12519

frogsleap farm · July 20, 2010

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Originally Posted by nctomatoman

Wow! Coloration looks very much like the Dwarf variety Sarandipity we are developing in the Streaky line of the dwarf project!

http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=12519

what's the pedigree?

**nctomatoman** · July 20, 2010

Pedigree is Black Zebra (male parent) X pink fruited F2 selection from Cheeky (female).

Cheeky's pedigree is Cherokee Chocolate (male) X Golden Dwarf Champion (female).

So I guess you would say it is (Cherokee Chocolate X Golden Dwarf Champion) X Black Zebra to get it all in one line!

The goal for Sarandipity is dwarf growth, round striped fruit, good flavor - golf ball sized - color of stripes green/red or brownish red. We are looking at at least 5 of the F4 generation to see how stable it is...suspect some variation still.

But where it will differ from what you are working with is that Sarandipity is a true dwarf - height tops out at 3 feet, thick stout central stem, crinkly dark green (rugose) foliage.

hasshoes · July 20, 2010

That's pretty cool!!

I grew black zebra cherry and the plant was very, very small but crazy prolific- I had more maters than greenery at almost any given time, and it was VERy disease resistant including late blight- and that's with a bunch of blighted plants sending out spoors next door.

The outside of the maters was very tough, chewy and thick-- but the inside was tasty. Very black tomato-y but in a smaller package.

I would LOVE to see this guy with thinner skin.

Let me know if you need growout help for next year

frogsleap farm · July 21, 2010

I've got 8 F2 plants and none have the short stature of the BZ cherry parent, nor are they as crazy prolific - but they're all pretty productive with excellent plant health.

bmerryman · July 22, 2010

Looks a lot like the chocolate stripes tomato that I'm growing this year.

July 20, 2010	#2
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Wow! Coloration looks very much like the Dwarf variety Sarandipity we are developing in the Streaky line of the dwarf project! http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=12519 __________________ Craig

July 20, 2010	#4
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Pedigree is Black Zebra (male parent) X pink fruited F2 selection from Cheeky (female). Cheeky's pedigree is Cherokee Chocolate (male) X Golden Dwarf Champion (female). So I guess you would say it is (Cherokee Chocolate X Golden Dwarf Champion) X Black Zebra to get it all in one line! The goal for Sarandipity is dwarf growth, round striped fruit, good flavor - golf ball sized - color of stripes green/red or brownish red. We are looking at at least 5 of the F4 generation to see how stable it is...suspect some variation still. But where it will differ from what you are working with is that Sarandipity is a true dwarf - height tops out at 3 feet, thick stout central stem, crinkly dark green (rugose) foliage. __________________ Craig

July 20, 2010	#5
hasshoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MT Posts: 438	That's pretty cool!! I grew black zebra cherry and the plant was very, very small but crazy prolific- I had more maters than greenery at almost any given time, and it was VERy disease resistant including late blight- and that's with a bunch of blighted plants sending out spoors next door. The outside of the maters was very tough, chewy and thick-- but the inside was tasty. Very black tomato-y but in a smaller package. I would LOVE to see this guy with thinner skin. Let me know if you need growout help for next year __________________ Sara

July 21, 2010	#6
frogsleap farm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 568	I've got 8 F2 plants and none have the short stature of the BZ cherry parent, nor are they as crazy prolific - but they're all pretty productive with excellent plant health.

July 22, 2010	#7
bmerryman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 14	Looks a lot like the chocolate stripes tomato that I'm growing this year.