Hardy tamarillo hybrid (Solanum corymbiflorum x diploconos) 'Lynn' - 7 seeds

Hardy tamarillo hybrid (Solanum corymbiflorum x diploconos) 'Lynn' - 5 fresh seeds

These are seeds harvested from one of our tree tomato hybrids – Hardy Tamarillo's – codenamed 'Lynn', which has 50% Solanum diploconos and Solanum corymbiflorum genes. The seeds are open-pollinated (not hand-pollinated) – collected from the 'Lynn' variety and pollinated by any other BC1 hybrid variety from the 'Pinczow Group' [(Solanum corymbiflorum x diploconos) x corymbiflorum] or a variety from the 'Iwona' group [(Solanum corymbiflorum x diploconos) x diploconos] (BC1), or a second specimen of the 'Lynn' (Solanum corymbiflorum x diploconos) F1 variety – the pollen donor is unknown, as the flowers were pollinated by bumblebees. Some seeds may have one male parent and others a different male parent, as seeds are removed from multiple fruits. This variety is likely frost-resistant, but its hardiness is not yet known (we tested this variety, among others, and know that it overwinters in an unheated greenhouse if the roots are thickly mulched—the top freezes, but the plant bounces back from the roots—our plants overwintered this way even in the winter of 2023/2024, when frosts were very severe). The fruits ripen about 6 months after pollination (in February), but they can ripen even in a cool basement in autumn/winter at a temperature of about 5 degrees C. The fruits of the female parent variety are not devoid of an unpleasant aftertaste, but this hybrid is a very valuable material for further crosses (it is the parent of all our varieties from 'Grupa Pinczów' and 'Grupa Iwona'). Plants grown from these seeds can be diverse, due to the fact that the most reliable way of propagating Tamarillo hybrid varieties is by cuttings. However, plants grown from seeds can also produce tasty and valuable plants, but probably only in a certain percentage - not all of them. The seeds are OFFERED FOR SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME (we are the ONLY OWNER of the mother plants in the WORLD). The seeds should be sown on the surface, in a slightly moist substrate, in a bright and warm place (e.g. on a window sill, Covered with a clear foil so that they are neither too wet nor too dry) - in such conditions, they germinate easily in about 1-1.5 months. Some seedlings may be chlorotic and die at a young age - such seedlings constitute a certain percentage, so if you buy seeds, you bear the risk. A pack of 5 very fresh seeds (5 small dry seeds - NOT fruit and NOT plants). Only a few packs are available. We should add that the price is quite high, because we had to try for a dozen or so years to grow these hybrids.....if you would like to see more info about our breeding working with Tamarillos crossings, there is available our article in Internet: Wojciech Maksymilian Szymański & Iwona Ziółkowska "Hybrids of Solanum corymbiflorum and S. diploconos(Solanaceae) – a hope for new commercial varieties of edible fruits" / "Híbridos de Solanum Corymbiflorum e S. diploconos (Solanaceae) – uma alternativa paranovas cultivares comerciais de frut as comestíveis" Vista do Híbridos de Solanum Corymbiflorum e S. diploconos (Solanaceae) – uma alternativa para novas cultivares comerciais de frutas comestíveis (udesc.br) https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/21311/13799 Rev. Ciênc. Agrovet., Lages, SC, Brasil (ISSN 2238-1171) DOI: 10.5965/223811712042021342 Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias 20(4): 2021 Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina