| Location | Number | Name | plant | flower | unripe | ripe | Background info | plant date | pick date | Saved vial # | second saved | 2004 flavor | Color, expected | Color, actual | Size | Shape | Yield | Observations on May 31 | Observations on June 6 | Observations June 10 | Observations June 20 | Observations July 1 | Observations July 14 |
| R1-1 | 1485 | Golden Honey Bunch F1 | pic | pic | pic | pic | new Stokes hybrid - yellow Grape tomato | 14-May | Jun 18 - 36 d | X | yellow | gold | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Deep green foliage, healthy, fruit setting well | A; Great vigor, setting well, 5.5 feet tall, round cherry, not a grape, ripens gold | A; completely healthy, loaded with fruit, picked a few so far | A; healthy, over 6 feet tall, great fruit set, large gold cherry tomatoes, delicious | |||||
| R1-2 | 03-1 | Black Cherry | pic | pic | pic | pic | a new favorite developed by TGSC | 14-May | Jun 20 - 38 d | 04-1 | purple | purple | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Deep green foliage, healthy, fruit setting well | A; Great vigor, setting well, 5.5 feet tall, round cherry, proper purple color | A; completely healthy, loaded with fruit, picked a few so far | A; healthy, 6 feet tall, good fruit set, purple delicious cherry tomatoes | |||||
| R1-3 | 1076 | Sungold F1 | pic | pic | pic | pic | a perennial favorite, can't do without it | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | X | orange | orange | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Deep green foliage, watching wilt or too dry - setting well | A; Great vigor, setting well, 5 feet tall, nearly ripe - proper gold color | A; completely healthy, loaded with fruit, picked a few so far | A; healthy, nearly 6 feet tall, great fruit set, lg clusters of superbly flavored orange cherry tomatoes | |||||
| R1-4 | 1489 | Rainbow Bicolor | pic | pic | pic | pic | bicolored cherry tomato from Germany | 14-May | Jul 8 - 54 d | 04-2 | bicolor | yellow/red | Healthy, tiny buds | Very vigorous growth, open flowers | Lovely plant, healthy, few blossoms per cluster, setting now | A; Great vigor, bluish foliage, 5 feet tall, large oblate cherry? | A; many green fruit, smooth oblate, a bit larger than a cherry | A; healthy, 6 feet tall, fair fruit set, small to medium small oblate smooth pretty yellow/red fruit, sweet taste, seedy | |||||
| R1-5 | 1501 | Katinka | pic | pic | pic | pic | orange cherry tomato from Germany | 14-May | Jul 8 - 54 d | 04-3 | orange | orange | Healthy, tiny buds | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Deep green foliage, watching wilt or too dry - just setting | A: Great vigor, 4 feet tall, lush plant, setting well | A; really setting now, many blossoms per cluster | A; healthy, 6 feet tall, clusters with many blossoms and fruit, orange cherry tomatoes, very tasty | |||||
| R1-6 | 1477 | Ildi | pic | pic | pic | pic | considered a yellow Grape tomato | 14-May | Jul 13 - 59 d | 04-4 | yellow | yellow | Healthy | Vigorous growth, buds now forming | Medium green foliage, buds now formed, a bit behind | A; Great vitor, 4 feet tall, large blossom clusters forming, tiny fruit grape shaped | A; taking its time, but looks like clusters will have loads of flowers | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, clusters with many blossoms, small bright yellow pear shape fruit, mild and sweet | |||||
| R2-1 | 94-82 | Black Plum | pic | pic | pic | pic | part of my black tomato trial | 14-May | Jun 23 - 41 d | 04-5 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Incredible vigor and fruit set, great start | A; Great vigor, great fruit set, 5 feet tall, plum shape | A; one of the most vigorous, first cluster ripened, many more on the way | A; 7 feet tall, healthy, good set of brown/red small plum fruit, mild taste is good at best | |||||
| R2-2 | 1499 | Mausohr | pic | pic | pic | pic | "Mouse Ear" - from Germany, curiosity | 14-May | Jul 12 - 58 d | 04-6 | red | red | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, many open flowers | Odd leaves, floppy stems, healthy, open blossoms | A; odd floppy branches and small foliage, appears to be a cherry tomato | A; looks like it will be a large cherry, many fruit, unusual foliage | B-; odd floppy plant with odd leaves, some wilt, good set, round ping pong ball size red fruit, firm, fair flavor | |||||
| R2-3 | 02-9 | Cherokee Purple | pic | pic | pic | pic | a perennial favorite, can't do without it | 14-May | Jun 28 - 46 d | 04-7 | purple | purple | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, blossoming again | Two large early fruit delayed growth a bit, catching on now | A; 3.5 feet tall, early large fruit set, now coming on for more fruit. | A; picked 3 so far, typically wonderful, plant is taking off and setting | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, early fruit were great, large and purplish, now setting fruit again. | |||||
| R2-4 | 1486 | Black Altai | pic | pic | pic | pic | part of the black trial, from Germany | 14-May | Jul 12 - 58 d | 04-8 | purple | brown | Healthy | Vigorous growth, setting fruit well | Very healthy, setting oblate fruit | A; 3 feet tall, very spreading, setting well, many oblate fruit | A; very wide bushy plant, many fruits set, oblate | B-; compact semi determinate plant, some wilt, good set of medium oblate red brown fruit, tasty, seedy | |||||
| R2-5 | 03-23 | Cherokee Chocolate | pic | pic | pic | pic | a perennial favorite, can't do without it | 14-May | Jul 18 - 64 d | 04-9 | brown | Healthy | Odd plant, open flowers, new growth from base | Odd growth, compound influorescence, setting now, new growth starting | A-; lots of early fruit set, 2 feet tall, held the plant back, now growing out of it? | A; finally putting out new leaders and setting more fruit | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, early set fruit not yet ripe, setting again higher up. | ||||||
| R2-6 | 1474 | Carbon | pic | pic | pic | pic | TGSC variety, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-10 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Starting to take off, many blossoms, just setting | A; 3.5 feet tall, great vigor, many oblate fruit setting | A; very healthy, fruits will be oblate and fairly large | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, great fruit set, medium large oblate, not ripened yet, impressive looking | ||||||
| R2-7 | 1182 | Black Ethiopian | pic | pic | pic | pic | part of the black trial, from Germany | 14-May | Jul 22 - 68 d | 04-11 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Good vigor, setting fruti | A; 4.5 feet tall, great vigor, plum shaped fruit are now setting | A; looks like it will be a bit larger than Black Plum, setting well | B+; some wilt starting, 6 feet tall, setting smallish plum shaped fruit, yet to ripen | ||||||
| R2-8 | 1469 | Black Prince | pic | pic | pic | pic | part of the black trial, from JSS | 14-May | Jun 23 - 41 d | 04-12 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, has fruit, new flowers | Good early set, new growth coming on, additional blossoms | A; 3.5 feet tall, medium round fruit set | B+; not the most vigorous plant, setting well, chocolate color, nice flavor, seedy | C; some wilt, a few medium round early fruit ripened brown red, mild good flavor, struggling | |||||
| R2-9 | 94-81 | Black from Tula | pic | pic | pic | pic | becoming a regular, fine tomato | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | 04-13 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, blossoming again | Two large early fruit delayed growth a bit, catching on now | A; 3.5 feet tall, first fruit coloring, appear crossed - chocolate colored | A; crossed, medium oblate fruit are chocolate, seedy, not all that good yet | B+; a bit of wilt starting, crossed, early ripened fruit medium oblate and red brown, odd texture. | |||||
| R2-10 | 1396 | Golden Glow | pic | pic | pic | pic | old Gleckler var., should have yellow foliage | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | 04-14 | orange | orange | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, not showing yellowing of leaves | Great vigor and fruit set | A; 5 feet tall, many fruit set, foliage not yellowish. Large cherry? | A; vigorous, medium yellow plum shape, good flavor, will yield well | A; healthy, 6 feet tall, small egg shaped pale orange fruit, pretty good flavor, may be crossed- normal color foliage | |||||
| R3-1 | 1142 | Black Plum | pic | pic | pic | pic | from another source | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | 04-15 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Not quite a vigorous as the one in R2-1, lesser location | C; struggling, disease or waterlogged, plum shape fruit, 2 feet tall, chocolate color | C; diseased but new healthy leaders, fruit the same as R2-1 | Dead from wilt after setting fruit the same is R2-1 above. | |||||
| R3-2 | 1378 | Black Tom | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Canadian seed bank via GW member | 14-May | Jul 13 - 59 d | 04-16 | purple | brown | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 3.5 feet tall, setting oblate fruit, vigorous | B+; a bit of wilt, but also setting many fruit, oblate | C; wilting badly now, good fruit set, very much like Black Altai in all respects | |||||
| R3-3 | 1444 | Black Russian | pic | pic | pic | pic | From a GW member, part of black trial | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | XXX | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 4.5 feet tall, setting lots of oval fruit, great vigor | B+; not the most vigorous, slightly oval medium chocolate seedy fruit, good taste | Dead from wilt after yielding some medium red/brown deep globes of mild sweet flavor | |||||
| R3-4 | 1506 | Paul Robeson | pic | pic | pic | pic | From a GW member, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 10 - 56 d | 04-17 | purple | brown | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 3 feet tall, oblate fruit, good health | B-; part of the plant wilted, setting quite a few, oblate fruit | C-; wilting badly now, very similar in plant habit, fruit color and flavor and size to Black Altai | |||||
| R3-5 | 1496 | Miss Kennedy | pic | pic | pic | pic | German variety, a mystery | 14-May | Jun 26 - 44 d | 04-18 | red | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Very vigorous and tall, great fruit set | A; 6 feet tall, incredible vigor, oval medium fruit | A; tall, like a slightly larger Black Plum, better flavor, incredible vigor | B; some wilt now, over 6 feet tall, medium small red brown plum shape, mild pretty good sweet taste, not great | |||||
| R3-6 | 1398 | Micado | pic | pic | pic | pic | From USDA, hoping it is the real Mikado | 14-May | Jul 12 - 58 d | 04-19 | pink | red | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 4 feet tall, potato leaf, round, not oblate fruit, good vigor and fruit set | B-; has Fusarium but should ripen a few, smallish round fruit thus far | D; wilting badly, crossed, medium small round red fruit, firm, fair flavor, not worth pursuing | |||||
| R3-7 | 1241 | Black Russian | pic | pic | pic | pic | Different source | 14-May | Jun 22 - 40 d | 04-126 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A-; 4.5 feet tall, some curled lower leaves, growing out of it, oval fruit | A-; healthier than the other one, fruit are the same | C-; wilting, medium deep globe brown red fruit, similar to Black Prince. | |||||
| R3-8 | 1316 | DeBarao Black | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, part of black trial | 14-May | Jun 26 - 44 d | XXX | purple | red | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Very vigorous and tall, great fruit set | A; 6 feet tall, incredible vigor, odd plum/pear shape | A; very healthy, crossed, red plum type fruit with a point, good flavor | A-; pretty healthy, over 6 feet tall, seems crossed - an ordinary small medium Roma shape but with good flavor | |||||
| R3-9 | 1493 | Noire Charbonneuse | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-21 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 4.5 feet tall, good set of oblate fruit | A; very vigorous, setting many oblate friut | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, setting very large oblate fruit, not yet ripe. Impressive looking fruit. | ||||||
| R3-10 | 1498 | Sauerling | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, a mystery | 14-May | 04-22 | gold | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Vigorous, setting fruit, growing well | A; 4.5 feet tall, clusters of cherry tomatoes, great vigor | A; tall, productive, first cluster of gold cherries rotted, many more on the way | A; healthy, 6 feet tall, setting clusters of cherry tomatoes that appear to ripen yellow, early fruit damaged | |||||||
| R4-1 | 93-19 | Pale Perfect Purple | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 18 - 64 d | 04-23 | purple | Healthy | Spindly growth, tall, some open flowers | Lanky, open flowers, but poor location, not yet kicked in | A-; 4 feet tall, growing out of waterlogging, setting fruit, still leggy | A-; still spindly, but setting a good number of fruit, will be larger than expected | B+; hanging in there, spindly, 4 feet tall, setting round medium fruit, no dark shoulders, not yet ripe | ||||||
| R4-2 | 03-54 | Burpee's Globe | pic | pic | pic | pic | 1933 Burpee, a favorite last year | 14-May | Jul 18 - 64 d | 04-24 | pink | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Very Vigorous and spreading, just setting | A; 4.5 feet tall, looking great, vigorous, setting round fruit | A; setting very well, very vigorous and spreading | B; a bit of yellowing, 5 feet tall, good set of round fruit, not yet ripe | ||||||
| R4-3 | 1491 | Nyagous | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, part of black trial | 14-May | purple | Healthy, fruit set | Somewhat twised new foliage, a few fruit, watch | TSW? Dark leaves, brown spots, but part of plant OK | plant pulled, replaced - see below | died, replaced | |||||||||
| R4-3 | 1491 | Nyagous | pic | pic | pic | pic | Jul 13 - 59 d | 04-25 | brown | A-; 1 foot tall, catching on, recent transplant, fruit set | A-; has not yet really caught on but still healthy, set a few fruit | B; very small, ripening a smallish round brown red fruit, has not really caught on. | |||||||||||
| R4-4 | 1497 | Grune Helarios | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, a medium size green | 14-May | Jul 18 - 64 d | 04-26 | green | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Very vigorous, just setting, good growth | A; great vigor, 4 feet tall, spreading, oblate fruit set | A; incredible vigor, setting oblate fruit, should be quite large | B; rampant growth, 6 feet tall, wilting a bit, fair set of medium large lumpy oblate fruit, yet to ripen | ||||||
| R4-5 | 96-32 | Price's Purple | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 13 - 59 d | 04-27 | purple | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Very vigorous, just setting, good growth | A; 5 feet tall, great fruit set, oblate fruit | A; very vigorous, many fruit set, looks great, large and oblate | A-; healthy, 5 feet tall, very good fruit set, medium large smooth oblate fruit, dusky rose purple | |||||
| R4-6 | 1178 | Mrs. Brown | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Tomatofest, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-28 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Very vigorous, just setting, good growth | A; 4 feet tall, setting oblate fruit | A; setting quite oblate slightly ridged fruit | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, good set of slightly lobed large oblate fruit, impressive, not yet ripe | ||||||
| R4-7 | 03-14 | Indian Stripe | pic | pic | pic | pic | Repeat trial, part of the black growout | 14-May | Jul 12 - 58 d | 04-29 | purple | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Very vigorous, just setting, good growth | A; 4 feet tall, setting oblate fruit | A; looking fine, will be high yielding, oblate fruit | A; 5 feet tall, healthy, good set of medium oblate smooth fruit ripen dusky rose purple, great flavor. | |||||
| R4-8 | 98-48 | Black Brandywine | pic | pic | pic | pic | Repeat trial, part of the black growout | 14-May | Jun 25 - 43 d | 04-30 | purple | purple | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Good fruit set, healthy, looking good | A; 4 feet tall, early round large fruit, now setting again | A; after one early delicious fruit, setting many more, nearly round, purple | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, variable sized round fruit, deep purple, suprisingly good fruit set, fine flavor. | |||||
| R4-9 | 1505 | Roger's Best Black | pic | pic | pic | pic | From a GW member, part of black trial | 14-May | 04-31 | purple | Healthy, fruit set | Recovering growth, buds forming again | Early fruit pulled, new growth kicking in | A; 3 feet tall, just staring to set after loss of an early fruit (stepped on!) | A; after losing the first fruit, now setting well, oblate fruit | A; healthy, 5 feet tall, good fruit set, oblate smooth fruit, not yet ripe | |||||||
| R4-10 | 1119 | Purple Smudge | pic | pic | pic | pic | From L. Boh, part of black trial | 14-May | Jun 24 - 42 d | 04-32 | purple | pink | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Great fruit set, very healthy | A; 4 feet tall, just starting to color a bit, good set | B+; some disease but hanging in there, large pink cherry, good flavor | B+; some wilt, 6 feet tall, good set of lg round cherry toms, green fruit with purple shoulder, ripens pink, good taste | |||||
| R5-1 | 1411 | Japanese Trifele Black | pic | pic | pic | pic | From a GW member, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 2 - 50 d | 04-33 | purple | red | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | One fruit set, looking fair, not yet kicked in, bad place | A-; was stunted, now catching on, 3 feet tall, some fruit, odd shape | B+; still spindly, but haning in well, odd shape, not purple but red or chocolate | B; still spindly but hanging in, 4 feet tall, fair set of odd shaped plumbob smooth medium fruit, brown/red, good taste | |||||
| R5-2 | 1377 | Lutescent Long Red | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Canadian seed bank, a curiosity | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-34 | red | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Looking pretty good, spreading, just setting | A; 3 feet tall, spreading and wide, yellowing foliage, white unripe round fruit | A; very wide, yellowing foliage but healthy, unripe pale yellow to white round fruit | A-; spreading plant with yellowing foliage (but healthy), round medium deep globes green to white, not ripe yet | ||||||
| R5-3 | 98-57 | Potato Leaf Cherokee Purple | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 18 - 65 d | 04-35 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, kicking in, open blossoms, just setting | A; 3.5 feet tall, good fruit set, still a bit spindly | B+; a bit weak but OK, setting quite a few oblate fruit | B-; some wilt, maybe Tomato Spotted wilt - 5 feet tall, good set, oblate medium large fruit, not yet ripe. | ||||||
| R5-4 | 03-58 | Abraham Lincoln | now on deck | Was pulled out, set into a pot and has recovered - see below in Driveway plants | removed and potted up (see below - still alive and thriving - was drowning!) | ||||||||||||||||||
| R5-4 | 1471 | Little Lucky Heart | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, a curiosity | 14-May | XXX | bicolor | Healthy | Just transplanted, appears healthy | just planted, has not yet kicked in | C; 1 foot, has not caught on very well, poor location, replace with another variety? | C; has not caught on but still could, no blossoms | C+; taking some time to catch on, still spindly, 4 feet tall, not yet blossoming. | |||||||
| R5-5 | 96-79 | Indische Fleische | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-36 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Foliage a bit floppy, has not kicked in, but lanky and blooming | B-; some wilting lower foliage, bad location, but setting fruit high up, 4 feet tall | B+; was looking poorly but catching on, tall, setting well now | B-; a bit floppy looking, may be wilting, 5 feet tall, good fruit set of medium globes, not yet ripe | ||||||
| R5-6 | 01-8 | Lucky Cross | pic | pic | pic | pic | Continued stabilization efforts | 14-May | 04-37 | bicolor | Healthy | Vigorous growth, buds | Starting to catch on, open blossoms | A-, 4 feet tall, starting to get some vigor, open flowers and some fruit set | B+; a bit spindly but is setting a few oblate fruit | B; some wilt, 5 feet tall, fair fruit set of oblate tomtaoes, not yet ripe | |||||||
| R5-7 | 98-55 | Black | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, part of black trial | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-38 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Vigorous, setting fruit, looking good | A; 4.5 feet all, Caught on well, setting oblate fruit well | A-; setting well, oblate fruit, just a touch of yellowing | B+; 5 feet tall, fairly healthy, good set of round to oblate fruit, not yet ripe | ||||||
| R5-8 | 1483 | Purple Calabash | pic | pic | pic | pic | First time with it, part of black trial | 14-May | 04-39 | purple | Healthy | Vigorous growth, buds | Vigorous, spreading, just budding | A; 3 feet tall, finally starting to set some fruit, seems a bit compact | B+; a bit spindly but doing OK, finally setting odd very ridged oblate fruit | A-; healthy, spreading plant, unusual creased flat green fruit, good set, not yet ripe | |||||||
| R5-9 | 98-24 | Pink Grapefruit | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, needs another look | 14-May | Jul 14 - 60 d | 04-40 | yellow | Healthy | Spindly but healthy, open flowers | A bit weak and lanky, open blossoms, has not kicked in | A-; catching on slowly, a bit wimpy, fruit set, 3 feet tall | B; spindly, a bit of wilt, but hanging in and a few round fruit set | B-; race with wilt now, 4 feet tall, a few fruit set, deep globe and smooth, nearly ripe | ||||||
| R5-10 | 1409 | Black Prince | pic | pic | pic | pic | A different source, GW member | 14-May | Jun 26 - 44 d | 04-128 | purple | brown | Healthy, fruit set | Vigorous growth, setting well | Looking pretty good, some fruit setting | B; some struggles and wilting but fruit set, 3 feet tall, watch closely | B-; a bit of wilt, same fruit as above, productive variety but not vigorous | D; severe wilt, 5 feet tall, a few green deep globe fruit, same as R2-8 in appearance | |||||
| R6-1 | 1214 | McMullen Rose | pic | pic | pic | pic | From the USDA, potato leaf curiosity | 14-May | Jun 27 - 45 d | 04-41 | pink | pink | Somewhat Healthy, fruit set | Spindly growth, poor location, but OK - fruit set | Poor location, has yet to catch on, pale, not strong | B; not thriving, 3 feet tall, a fruit set, poor location, struggling | B-; hanging in there, picked one round smallish pink fruit, good flavor | B+; hanging in there, 4 feet tall, spindly, smooth medium round fruit set, early ripened fruit pink with green shoulders | |||||
| R6-2 | 93-32 | Large Dark Purple | pic | pic | pic | pic | An old favorite, need fresh seed | 14-May | XXX | XXX | pink | Somewhat Healthy | Spindly growth, poor location, iffy, back up in hand | Poor location, has yet to catch on, pale, not strong | F; nearly dead, poor location, 1 foot tall, done nothing, need to replace | C-; not dead yet but not really doing anything, off color foliage, no flowers | D-; still alive but going nowhere, 2 feet tall, could surprise, at least it is not dead! | ||||||
| R6-3 | 1296 | Lucky Cross | pic | pic | pic | pic | Continued stabilization efforts | 14-May | 04-139 | bicolor | Healthy | Spindly growth, poor location, iffy, back up in hand | Poor location, has yet to catch on, pale, not strong | C-; 2 feet tall, not dead but not progressing, may need to replace | C+; not dead, but not really progressing, foliage still a good color | C; coming alive a bit, 4 feet tall, spindly, a few open flowers. | |||||||
| R6-4 | 1480 | Omar's Lebanese | pic | pic | pic | pic | Finally getting to this one | 14-May | 04-42 | pink | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | Looking quite good, open blossoms, kicking in | B; 3 feet tall, not thriving, poor location, flowers but no fruit, watch closely | B+; just setting fruit, may be catching on now, still a bit weak | A-; healthy, 5 feet tall, open flowers, no fruit set yet, may make it afterall | |||||||
| R6-5 | 1397 | JTD | pic | pic | pic | pic | Parent of Rutgers, from the USDA | 14-May | Jun 28 - 46 d | 04-43 | red | red | Somewhat Healthy, fruit set | Spindly growth, iffy, fruit set, back up in hand | Weak, spindly, has not kicked in | B; 1 foot tall, not thriving at all, set a few fruit but not progressing. | C+; picked two smallish to medium round red fruit, plant still alive | B; coming back from the dead, 2 feet tall, early round red small to med fruit, may continue and produce more | |||||
| R6-6 | 1476 | Great White | pic | pic | pic | pic | Need to take another look at this | 14-May | 04-44 | white | Healthy | Vigorous growth, lanky, tall, tiny buds only | Lanky, OK but not yet growing well | B+; 3 feet tall, starting to catch on, open blossoms, fingers crossed | B; tall, spindly, may be catching on better, setting oblate fruit | A-; 6 feet tall, a few oblate fruit set, still a bit spindly but is looking good. | |||||||
| R6-7 | 1503 | Kasachstan Reise | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, a curiosity | 14-May | Jun 28 - 46 d | 04-45 | red | red | Healthy, fruit set | Short plant with fruit set, waiting for new growth | Early fruit set is stunting new growth, OK | B; early fruit set may be holding it back, not progressing, watch closely | B; picked two red medium round fruit, rotting on the ground, did not taste | C-; wilting, spindly, put out a few early medium, round red fruit, a few new fruit set at the top, pathetic looking | |||||
| R6-8 | 03-25 | Cherokee Green | pic | pic | pic | pic | Continued stabilization efforts | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-46 | green | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | A; 3 feet tall, setting oblate fruit, healthy and kicking in | A; good vigor, now setting oblate fruit, good health | A-; quite healthy, 3 feet tall, a few large fruit about to ripen and more are setting | |||||||
| R6-9 | 1500 | Kasachstan Grune Fleische | pic | pic | pic | pic | From Germany, a curiosity | 14-May | 04-47 | green | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | A; 3 feet tall, setting long fruit, good fruit set, good vigor | A; many pointed plum fruit have set, great vigor | A-; 5 feet tall, great set of elongated paste type fruit, soon to ripen | ||||||||
| R6-10 | 03-26 | Little Lucky | pic | pic | pic | pic | Continued stabilization efforts | 14-May | Jul 23 - 69 d | 04-48 | bicolor | Healthy | Vigorous growth, open flowers | A; 4 feet tall, kicking in now, setting fruit at last | A; tall, a bit slender but setting fruit well | B+; a bit of wilt coming on but good set, 6 feet tall, good set of medium round fruit, soon to ripen | |||||||