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**carolyn137** · January 5, 2017

For Karen and nan

Karen,yes,I know that there are many places that got Spoon,no doubt,from Park seeds initially, as I did myself,or elsewhere but it's still a tiny red currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium.

Nan,yes,originally it was from South America, all 14-15 species of Lycopersicon were from there.

Lots of wild red currant ones were spread by Spanish missionaries from Mexico along the Gulf Coast.

I think this link will help a lot.

http://www.landscapeimagery.com/tomato.html

Carolyn,who does think,as she noted in her first link that perhaps some might consider growing Sara's Galapagos since red currant ones did go from S America to the Galapagos islands.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Sara%27s_Galapagos

Carolyn

January 5, 2017	#11
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	For Karen and nan Karen,yes,I know that there are many places that got Spoon,no doubt,from Park seeds initially, as I did myself,or elsewhere but it's still a tiny red currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium. Nan,yes,originally it was from South America, all 14-15 species of Lycopersicon were from there. Lots of wild red currant ones were spread by Spanish missionaries from Mexico along the Gulf Coast. I think this link will help a lot. http://www.landscapeimagery.com/tomato.html Carolyn,who does think,as she noted in her first link that perhaps some might consider growing Sara's Galapagos since red currant ones did go from S America to the Galapagos islands. http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Sara%27s_Galapagos Carolyn __________________ Carolyn