If I had to start my tomato breeding project all over again using only cherry tomatoes, and I was limited to 6 cultivars, I would choose:
Sungold F1. Because it has a lot of potential buried inside, including genes for larger sized fruits.
Yellow Pear. Because it grows really well here.
Solanum pimpinellifolium. Because while it's a poor fit for my climate, it might have a lot of potential as a parent for making crosses.
Large Red Cherry. Because if I have to grow cherry tomatoes, then I might as well get the most return for my labor.
A determinate cherry tomato. Because the determinate growth habit is very valuable in my climate. But not a dwarf tomato. Something along the lines Hy Brix Tomato F1 or Mountain Belle F1. I'd choose a hybrid so that I could select among the offspring for traits that please me.
Jagodka: If you'd let me get away with calling it a cherry tomato... Because it is the current flywheel variety in my garden.
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