Sylvan Guame

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Tomato 'Sylvan Gaume'. ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2011

Accession: 124

Seed Source: Original seed from private donor.

Comments:

2011 Extremely delicious, very meaty fruit. Great for sauces, and meaty enough for pastes. Very few seeds.


Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Sprawling

Plant size: Large (5.5ft - 6ft)

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Good

Maturity: Mid (78 days)

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Red

Flesh colour: Red

Fruit Shape: Pleated/beefsteak

Fruit Fasciation: Medium Fasciation

Fruit Firmness: Medium

Fruit Set: Excellent

Average Fruit Diameter: 5"

Average Fruit Length: 3"

Average Fruit Weight: 400g (14oz)

Other Observations

  • Suffers blossom drop with extremely wet conditions.
  • Crack Resistant
  • Susceptible to blossom end rot.

History

  • Originally brought to Canada in the 1920's from Russia.
  • Name of variety comes from the man who originally shared the seeds. The original Russian name is not known.