Lemon Sherbet x Pixie striped
STATUS: ACTIVE
OVERVIEW
Lemon sherbet was a great quick producing micro dwarf, pixie striped is a larger micro tomato with good visuals and flavors. Crossing of the two is hopeful to produce larger quick fruiting plants with fun visuals. Both are micro/mini sized and expected to have similar results in the cross.
PARENTAGE
FEMALE PARENT: Lemon sherbet
MALE PARENT: pixie striped
ORIGINAL CROSS YEAR: 2026
INTERNAL PROJECT CODE: lsps
PROJECT GOALS
Primary goals currently under evaluation:
Small stature plants with good fruit set
Increase fruit sizes of Lemon sherbet
Include striping genetics to other color variations
High yield while retaining flavors and brim
CURRENT ACTIVE GENERATIONS: F1 POPULATION
CURRENT STATUS
Segregations: Size and Color
TRAITS UNDER OBSERVATION
Micro growth habit
Internode spacing
fruit coloration
Fruit production
Flavor retention
Foliage density
Structural stability
FINDINGS
FAILURES & REMOVED SELECTIONS
F1
The F1 generation has been very promising, early on plants are very productive looking. Three plants have been started with very uniform results, small stature with early fruiting and larger size.
F1 Flavor was great tasting all around, it was a smooth classic tomato taste great for every day snacking. Visually the tomato was larger than a cherry but very basic red, shoulders retained some green coloring and were slower to ripen. Saved seeds from half of the first two to ripen to start immediately.
