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Post by daylilydude on May 3, 2015 6:59:44 GMT -5
Can anybody list the different tomato-leaf classes? So far, I know or have heard of Regular Leaf (self explanatory), Potato Leaf and Rugose, are there any others... pics would be great!
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Post by paulf on May 3, 2015 11:01:43 GMT -5
You named the three main leaves. Rugose are actually a regular leaf with a wrinkled or pleated surface that is much thicker and much darker green. Angora leaves are also a regular leaf with a grayish fuzzy surface. There is an Angora variety with PL but, according to Carolyn Male this may be an accidental cross and not stable. Another regular leaf form is the variegated leaf. I have grown the Variegated variety also known as Splash of Cream. This is a green RL with white or lighter green markings. This only shows up early in the season before temps start to climb. Photo by Paul2101, a gardener from Maryland and Tatiana. First photo is Sweet Sue Dwarf. All the dwarfs I have grown show rugose leaves.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 19, 2018 11:57:26 GMT -5
paulf , Excellent description and pictures. I only have 1 angora type and it came from Carolyn. I received 5 types from her several years ago. I treasure those seeds because she gave them to me. Yes, here it is. "Angora Orange." She included a note. Not all plants will have angora foliage because it's lethal in the homozygous recessive state. I always enjoy talking to her. She is a no bs type of lady, but does have a dry sense of humor. She knows her Tomatoes!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 19, 2018 12:32:34 GMT -5
The grayish fuzzy was the only other one I had grown, besides regular and PL, but didn't know the name for it, until now.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 19, 2018 13:00:50 GMT -5
OOOPS!!! It looks like I found 2 more Angora in my seed stash. One is called Roughwood Golden Tiger. My friend Remy sent it to me. A note on pkg says it can throw both regular and Angora. I've never grown it.
The other is some type of Peach tomato. I remember growing this tomato back around 07 or maybe 08. I don't remember it having Angora leaves though. The tomato was fuzzy. My wife took them to work and everyone seemed to like them.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 19, 2018 23:43:04 GMT -5
Angora seems rather common. I somehow end up with one or two every year. This past season it was Kitayskiy Oksamitoviy. Fruit of that type often are also fuzzy.
Another variation is frilly or wilty. I call it a wilt gene which originally was disputed but it is indeed genetic. (Won't say who disputed it!) Those leaves often are more gray than green and absolutely no stiffness. Eventually, someone will discover that frilly and wilty are two separate types.
There's also fine leaf. They look more like pine needles than leaves. Silvery Fir Tree was the first noted one to set the standard. I grew an Orange Cherry last year with even narrower leaves.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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