Yellow Georgian

[chancethegardener]

This variety was sent to me by a friend who received the seeds from Georgia (the country). Indeterminate, regular leaf and very productive. Largest fruit was 1.6 oz for me. Fruits are firm and between plum and heart-shaped with a little tip on the blossom end. I haven't tasted it so I will report on that later. DTM is 75-80.

If I can harvest enough seeds, I will release it this Fall (or early next year if I can grow it again this Fall).

[carolyn137]

Chance, it just occured to me that I've grown a very similar variety called Cluj, from Romania. Romania and Georgia both front onto the Black Sea and historically and even now, there's been lots of boat traffic in all directions on the Black Sea. So not hard to imagine what's called Cluj now, moving across the Black Sea to Georgia

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...b=General_Info

http://store.tomatofest.com/Cluj_Yel..._p/tf-0120.htm

Both Sandhill Preservation and Tomatofest are listing it for 2013 but I didn't get the seeds from either source.

Rather, they came from a woman who with her Russian husband who had a website that is no longer active.

http://www.tomatofest.com/sunset-red...on-tomato.html

They came from Kelley Spurling mentioned in the above link who was the wife of Nik.

Gary got seeds for Rostova from them and changed the name to Sunset Red Horizon, as originally agreed to by both partys, but the original Rostova, which I've also grown, was NOT a heart as is noted currently, but that's a long story best not discussed.

Carolyn

[chancethegardener]

Thanks for the information, Carolyn. Cluj yellow cherry in TomatoFest's link looks closer to orange to me. Do you agree? Yellow Georgian (by the way I gave this sort of 'generic' name to the tomato and if I can get more information on the locality, I will let you know) has a bright yellow color.

Shape is definitely not round. Overall, it can be considered a plum tomato, I think. On the other hand, I can also say that bigger fruits have more of a heart shape, although this is not as significant as in large heart varieties.

The little tip on the blossom end is not as significant as of Riesentraube; however, is typical with every fruit that I have harvested so far.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by chancethegardener

Thanks for the information, Carolyn. Cluj yellow cherry in TomatoFest's link looks closer to orange to me. Do you agree? Yellow Georgian (by the way I gave this sort of 'generic' name to the tomato and if I can get more information on the locality, I will let you know) has a bright yellow color.

Shape is definitely not round. Overall, it can be considered a plum tomato, I think. On the other hand, I can also say that bigger fruits have more of a heart shape, although this is not as significant as in large heart varieties.

The little tip on the blossom end is not as significant as of Riesentraube; however, is typical with every fruit that I have harvested so far.

Having grown it I can say it's a bright yellow.

For a 2oz fruit size it seems to me to be hard to call it a plum or heart but high temps can cause fruits to elongate a bit, that I also know.

It's been so many years ago that I grew it that I can't remember if it did have a small tip.

Carolyn

[chancethegardener]

Carolyn, I have received information about the locality of this variety. It comes from Makhinjauri, a small town very close to Batumi. I was thinking to name it Makhinjauri Yellow. What do you think?

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by chancethegardener

Carolyn, I have received information about the locality of this variety. It comes from Makhinjauri, a small town very close to Batumi. I was thinking to name it Makhinjauri Yellow. What do you think?

It's easier to ask you than to Google,but are we talking about the country of Georgia here or Turkey,as in where are Batumi and Makhinjauri?

Carolyn

[chancethegardener]

This is not a Turkish variety. It comes from Georgia, the country (neighboring Turkey along the Northeast border). Tomato comes from Makhinjauri (of Georgia), which is a coastal town.

Originally Posted by carolyn137

It's easier to ask you than to Google,but are we talking about the country of Georgia here or Turkey,as in where are Batumi and Makhinjauri?

Carolyn

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by chancethegardener

This is not a Turkish variety. It comes from Georgia, the country (neighboring Turkey along the Northeast border). Tomato comes from Makhinjauri (of Georgia), which is a coastal town.

Thanks Chance.I do know where Georgia is and since Romnia also fronts on the BlackSea,across from Georgia I can't help wondering how closely related this one is to Cluj b/c of all the boat traffic, as I mentioned above..

And I do think it's a good idea to name it for the place where it was found in Georgia.

I subscribe to four archaeology magazines and there's a lot of work being done in the Black Sea now.

Maybe they'll even find an old stoppered jug with some tomato seeds in them.

Carolyn