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Long Island,New York

And, since I like to stir things up.......
Here's the question based upon a recent event causing debate here. If I cross a Cherry Tomato with a Big Zac and then grow out the seed resulting in a tomato ten times the size of the typical cherry tomato and three times the size of the female the seed came from....can I still call it a Cherry Tomato? At what point is it NOT a cherry tomato?.

9/13/2005 3:02:09 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

If you grow it out & it breeds true, then you name it whatever you want to.

9/13/2005 3:32:04 PM

Long Island,New York

True to the descriptor of the Cherry tomato?

9/13/2005 3:50:08 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

I'll really stir things up here and say its not a cherry tomato if its much bigger than a cherry.

9/13/2005 4:22:36 PM

Ohio

G, as Matfox would say, try putting it in search and you will find the answer, Baa HAHAHAHA.

9/13/2005 6:37:23 PM

Western NY

i think i have one of those plants this year!

i grew some seeds from ron wilson, and all of the plants look like normal giant tomatoes, except one. that one looks like a giant cherry type, but only has the typical fruit clustering of a giant.

they mature to the size of about a ping pong ball, and are shaped like cherry tomatoes, not like the big zac/beefsteak lines.

i'm assuming tomatoes are about 95% or more self pollinated, so i just pulled a lucky one i guess. i'm planning on planting the seeds again next year.

9/13/2005 7:52:11 PM