Which Dwarfs Are...

[Nan_PA_6b]

Hi all, I'm thinking of making a couple of crosses using dwarfs. In your experience, what are some dwarfs with the following characteristics:

1.) Highly sweet, early-ish, not black or GWR.
2.) Red fruited, a lot of balanced flavor, early-ish, good producer

They must have rugose foliage and bear till frost. They can be Dwarf Project or others.

Thanks for the input!
Nan

[Cole_Robbie]

1 - Sweet Sue

2 - Mano, Utnyok

Sweet Sue is PL. I have one plant this year that I think came up RL. I am growing it out in a bucket. If it is not a seed mix-up, it will be Sweet Sue RL.

[TC_Manhattan]

Iditarod Red.
Rugose, regular leaf, red, early.
Pumps them out like crazy till frost kills it.
They make grand roasted tomatoes, too.

[ContainerTed]

If you had included "Pink" fruits, then Yukon Quest, Willa's Cariboo Rose, Rozalinda, and a few more are good candidates.

[akgardengirl]

My Utyonok are not red but an orange color. Good dwarf!

[Cole_Robbie]

Originally Posted by akgardengirl

My Utyonok are not red but an orange color. Good dwarf!

I think there is an orange and a red. It's supposed to be orange, but I have seen other pics of it as a red. Mine has the unusual leaves and short, squat appearance. It's very productive.

[ContainerTed]

Dwarf Sweet Sue is a yellow with a hint of pink blush at the blossom end. That blush can be hard to detect at times. In any case, I certainly would not consider it primarily red or pink

[Cole_Robbie]

Yes, I agree. Sweet Sue is yellow. I didn't know if both points in the original post were meant to apply to both breeding choices, or if it is two separate descriptions for the two plants desired to cross.

[Nan_PA_6b]

For one cross I need something highly sweet, early-ish, not black or GWR. Sweet Sue sounds perfect.

For another cross, I'm looking for a red fruited plant with a lot of balanced flavor, early-ish, good producer.

Both crosses need to have rugose foliage and bear till frost.

Thanks for all suggestions!

Nan

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b

For another cross, I'm looking for a red fruited plant with a lot of balanced flavor, early-ish, good producer.

Thanks for all suggestions!

Nan

Working on it.... Dwarf Cuostralee and Gimli's Red Beard are at F5 this year.... Still seeing PL pop out occasionally, so more selection is needed......

Lee

[OzoneNY]

Originally Posted by TC_Manhattan

Iditarod Red.
Rugose, regular leaf, red, early.
Pumps them out like crazy till frost kills it.
They make grand roasted tomatoes, too.

I thought Iditarod Red was a determinant