Silvery Fir Tree 2017

jmsieglaff · May 14, 2017

I started some Silver Fir Tree seeds because I had them and thought I'd squeeze it in somewhere. Well my dwarf Summertime Green never germinated so it got that bucket. Such a neat looking plant!

slugworth · May 14, 2017

They have a range of tomato sizes on them from 2oz to 6oz.
A few years ago i topped mine when it got bigger and cloned it to give away.

KarenO · May 14, 2017

Silvery fir tree.

They are attractive plants for sure, Early and fairly productive I found. Quite tart/acidic in flavour to me but many folks like that flavour profile.
I think a few have used it in crosses to see if some sweet/ balanced taste can be achieved with the pretty foliage.
KarenO

Gardeneer · May 14, 2017

They are amazing plant to me.
I picked my first ripe one on May 1st, I thing.
I have 2 of them each i 4 gallon shopping bag.
One of them has more than 2o fruits.

dfollett · May 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by KarenO

Silvery fir tree.

They are attractive plants for sure, Early and fairly productive I found. Quite tart/acidic in flavour to me but many folks like that flavour profile.
I think a few have used it in crosses to see if some sweet/ balanced taste can be achieved with the pretty foliage.
KarenO

That leaf type does make for extremely attractive plants. I have high hopes for some tiny ones I am working with. The first photo is an F3 that reached 10" in height and produced 49 surprisingly large fruits. They had LOTS of strong flavor - quite tart - but not as tart as SFT (still a bit 'too' for me). The second photo is one of its F4 babies that I will move up to its final pot in the near future. I'm hoping to maintain the look, size and production of mama with a bit sweeter taste.

Andrey_BY · May 15, 2017

Serebristaya Yel' (you know it under translated English name Silvery Fir Tree) is one of my all-time favourites as for taste and appearance.

This is the way most of Russian tomatoes tasted like in 1950-1980s here in former USSR before due to climate changes we had to use greenhouses. This is the flavour of my childhood

slugworth · May 15, 2017

I wasn't thrilled with my plants.
I had 2 plants and one only had about 6 tomatoes on it.
I saved the seeds from the biggest tomato (6oz).

Sun City Linda · May 15, 2017

Flamenco is a SFT and Florida heat resistant tomato cross that has the same foliage and similar taste, saladette size, bush like growth but lasts better in the heat. I need to plant some, my SFTs all bit the dust. I think I sprayed with something they didn't like.

jmsieglaff · May 15, 2017

Thanks for the correction Karen, wish I could edit the title.

And Dan, those are some really neat microdwarfs!

I'm thinking I'll enjoy the flavor of the tomato--I seem to like most any from tart to balanced to sweet as long as it is intense and assertive.

Gardeneer · May 15, 2017

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Originally Posted by Andrey_BY

Serebristaya Yel' (you know it under translated English name Silvery Fir Tree) is one of my all-time favourites as for taste and appearance.

This is the way most of Russian tomatoes tasted like in 1950-1980s here in former USSR before due to climate changes we had to use greenhouses. This is the flavour of my childhood

I like the taste. It is old fashion tagny tomato taste .
You cannot find any early tomato with fruit size like SFT.

What is more, is that it needs a small container , no wasting of your garden space.
THE MOST EFFICIENT VARIETY I HAVE COME TO KNOW.

dfollett · May 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

Thanks for the correction Karen, wish I could edit the title.

And Dan, those are some really neat microdwarfs!

I'm thinking I'll enjoy the flavor of the tomato--I seem to like most any from tart to balanced to sweet as long as it is intense and assertive.

I've never heard of anyone accusing SFT of not having intense favor. I've heard of it loved, tart, too acidic and a spitter - but never bland or not enough flavor.....

The most interesting thing to me about those I showed in the photos is that they are NOT from a cross with SFT. They are from a couple of carroty-leaved plants that cropped up among 100s of F2 seedlings from a completely different cross with an unstable line not related to SFT.

jmsieglaff · June 7, 2017

Well if all these blooms turn into tomatoes--my Silvery Fir Tree will quite the producer!

**mdvpc** · June 8, 2017

jm-I edited the thread title for you.

jmsieglaff · June 8, 2017

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jm-I edited the thread title for you.

Awesome! Thanks a lot!

**mdvpc** · June 9, 2017

You are welcome

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Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Serebristaya Yel' (you know it under translated English name Silvery Fir Tree) is one of my all-time favourites as for taste and appearance. This is the way most of Russian tomatoes tasted like in 1950-1980s here in former USSR before due to climate changes we had to use greenhouses. This is the flavour of my childhood __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

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mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	jm-I edited the thread title for you. __________________ Michael

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mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	You are welcome __________________ Michael

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slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	They have a range of tomato sizes on them from 2oz to 6oz. A few years ago i topped mine when it got bigger and cloned it to give away.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Silvery fir tree. They are attractive plants for sure, Early and fairly productive I found. Quite tart/acidic in flavour to me but many folks like that flavour profile. I think a few have used it in crosses to see if some sweet/ balanced taste can be achieved with the pretty foliage. KarenO

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Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Flamenco is a SFT and Florida heat resistant tomato cross that has the same foliage and similar taste, saladette size, bush like growth but lasts better in the heat. I need to plant some, my SFTs all bit the dust. I think I sprayed with something they didn't like.

May 15, 2017	#9
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Thanks for the correction Karen, wish I could edit the title. And Dan, those are some really neat microdwarfs! I'm thinking I'll enjoy the flavor of the tomato--I seem to like most any from tart to balanced to sweet as long as it is intense and assertive.