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Post by darthslater on Oct 17, 2010 11:11:33 GMT -5
Seed savers list this as a possible cross, not much info although I grew it and it was a dark orange, very good flavor and production. Sorry no pic. Not much info on it so if any of you know of it or have grown it feel free to pipe in!! It is a large Pl. his was a much better tasting tomato than Brandy wine...hrummph...Yellow. The latter being a lighter shade of orange.
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carolyn137
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Post by carolyn137 on Oct 17, 2010 11:58:37 GMT -5
Dean, it was offered in the UK as Apricot Brandywine many years ago, but there is no such variety.
It's Yellow Brandywine which turns gold at maturity.
Martin, who did that listing in the YEarbook, is the one who suggested a cross, but it harkens back to the UK listing of it many years ago, again, probably to indicate something unique, something rare, you know how it goes.
And Martin describes it as apricot/gold in color.
Methinks with apricot as part of the name some folks will see something akin to the color apricot b/c they think they should, which isn't that different from gold, really.
Tania doesn't list it and I just did a Google search and none of the UK firms, there was one to start with, are seen there as offering it either.
When the Apricot Brandywine first appeared in the UK there were threads at several of the places where I read/post and then when folks got a hold of it and grew it out they couldn't distinguish it from plain ole Yellow Brandywine.
I just scooped off the floor to my left the 2003 YEarbook and there are no listings for it at all, so to me that means it appeared post 2003 in England first.
There are no list8ings for it in the 2008 or 2009 Yearbooks either so while it's been traded around Martin's listing of it appears to be the first one.
Carolyn
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