Orlov's Yellow

Raymondo · January 14, 2008

Or is it Orlov Yellow? Anyway, I grew what I thought was Orlov's Yellow last year. It was indeterminate, regular leafed and produced an abundance of clear yellow egg-sized oval-shaped fruit. I can't find my seed so I went Googling for a source. I found two, Seedfest and Tomatofest, but the pictures on their web sites don't match what I grew. The former shows an almost perfect yellow globe and the latter a golden yellow beefsteak type and, moreover, claims that the plant is potato-leafed!
So, did I in fact have Orlov's Yellow or did I grow an imposter? If an imposter, which of the two above is the real deal? And what did I have?

**carolyn137** · January 14, 2008

So, did I in fact have Orlov's Yellow or did I grow an imposter? If an imposter, which of the two above is the real deal? And what did I have?

****

There's just one listing for it in the 2007 SSE Yearbook, by Neil Lockhart, seeds from Geza in Hungary and Neil says about 85 days, ind, PL, good yield of 12 to 20 oz beefsteak fruits with excellent flavor.

And it's listed as Orlov Yellow.

Raymondo · January 14, 2008

Thanks Carolyn. That matches the description at Tomatofest. Seedfest (Anioleka) claim to have obtained theirs in Russia. But then, their Azoychka seeds produced potato-leafed plants!
Anyway, I wonder what it was that I grew then. Although mild flavoured, they were very productive. I'll ask around my gardening friends to see if any of them are growing it this year (I shared the seed). If so, I'll get some pics and post them.

sic transit gloria · January 14, 2008

Your fruit could be from Old Ivory Egg...

http://www.tomatogrowers.com/whites.htm

...or it might not be :-)

Deer Park · January 14, 2008

Raymondo,

I am listing it in this year's yearbook and my description is the same as Neil's. However, I have three sources. I grew out seed from Korbely Geza. KG didn't say who his source was.

Michael
So, I would say you do not have Orlov Yellow.

Raymondo · January 14, 2008

It's not Old Ivory Egg as mine were a clear, bright yellow rather than creamy yellow, but thanks for taking the trouble to post the link.

Well, two things come out of this: a desire to grow the real Orlov Yellow and a puzzle as to what it was that I grew!

Raymondo · February 7, 2008

Here is a picture of some Not Orlov Yellow.

They are egg-shaped, about 2" long, about 1.75" wide and ripen to a beautiful golden yellow. The flavour is very pleasantly tart, though not strong. The plant is a regular-leaved indeterminate and is quite productive.

Any ideas as to what it might be? Anyone recognize it?

**carolyn137** · February 7, 2008

Ray, I went back and read all the posts above and you never did say what your seed source was, which might help in determining what you have.

Raymondo · February 7, 2008

Carolyn, the person who originally got the seeds says they were from Anioleka in the UK, who are now Roguelands Seeds of Oregon. They no longer list Orlov Yellow, it seems, at least, I can't find it on their yellow/orange lists.

Raymondo · February 13, 2008

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to identity (see pic above)?

dice · February 14, 2008

(Not seeing the pic in the page, or a link to
one, either, by the way.)

Like these? (Could be the same tomato, even
though there are two different names for it
here.)

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/118525/
http://www.ghorganics.com/GoldEggTomato.htm

(Seeds sold out for 2008 at GH Organics, incidentally.)

Raymondo · February 14, 2008

Here's a link, rather than the image directly.

http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...rlovYellow.jpg

It's not the one in Dave's Garden as they're too small and the other appears to be the same variety.

The search continues.

Andrey_BY · February 14, 2008

It seems to me this is another so called "Russian heirloom" from Anioleka. Orlov is a very famous and regular surname for Russia. Probably this variety is known under another name here in CIS...

Raymondo · February 15, 2008

Yes Andrey. The original blurb was that they, Anioleka, had brought this variety from Russia. However, the pictures and description they gave do not match the tomato that grew.
I guess it doesn't really matter. It would have been nice to find a name for it. I will continue to grow it regardless as it's a nice tomato and very productive.

kimpossible · February 16, 2008

Raymondo - a little off topic, but is that picture an optical illusion? To me it looks like a huge plate on a hardwood floor in front of a doorway - which would make those tomatoes the size of a bean bag chair, or about 20 lbs each!!

You should advertise those in the catalogue that Carolyn was talking about in the thread "Should I Laugh or Cry"!!!

January 14, 2008	#1
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Orlov's Yellow Or is it Orlov Yellow? Anyway, I grew what I thought was Orlov's Yellow last year. It was indeterminate, regular leafed and produced an abundance of clear yellow egg-sized oval-shaped fruit. I can't find my seed so I went Googling for a source. I found two, Seedfest and Tomatofest, but the pictures on their web sites don't match what I grew. The former shows an almost perfect yellow globe and the latter a golden yellow beefsteak type and, moreover, claims that the plant is potato-leafed! So, did I in fact have Orlov's Yellow or did I grow an imposter? If an imposter, which of the two above is the real deal? And what did I have? __________________ Ray

January 14, 2008	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	So, did I in fact have Orlov's Yellow or did I grow an imposter? If an imposter, which of the two above is the real deal? And what did I have? **** There's just one listing for it in the 2007 SSE Yearbook, by Neil Lockhart, seeds from Geza in Hungary and Neil says about 85 days, ind, PL, good yield of 12 to 20 oz beefsteak fruits with excellent flavor. And it's listed as Orlov Yellow. __________________ Carolyn

January 14, 2008	#3
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Thanks Carolyn. That matches the description at Tomatofest. Seedfest (Anioleka) claim to have obtained theirs in Russia. But then, their Azoychka seeds produced potato-leafed plants! Anyway, I wonder what it was that I grew then. Although mild flavoured, they were very productive. I'll ask around my gardening friends to see if any of them are growing it this year (I shared the seed). If so, I'll get some pics and post them. __________________ Ray

January 14, 2008	#6
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	It's not Old Ivory Egg as mine were a clear, bright yellow rather than creamy yellow, but thanks for taking the trouble to post the link. Well, two things come out of this: a desire to grow the real Orlov Yellow and a puzzle as to what it was that I grew! __________________ Ray

February 7, 2008	#7
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Here is a picture of some Not Orlov Yellow. They are egg-shaped, about 2" long, about 1.75" wide and ripen to a beautiful golden yellow. The flavour is very pleasantly tart, though not strong. The plant is a regular-leaved indeterminate and is quite productive. Any ideas as to what it might be? Anyone recognize it? __________________ Ray

January 14, 2008	#4
sic transit gloria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KS 5b/6a Posts: 249	Your fruit could be from Old Ivory Egg... http://www.tomatogrowers.com/whites.htm ...or it might not be :-)

January 14, 2008	#5
Deer Park Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 199	Raymondo, I am listing it in this year's yearbook and my description is the same as Neil's. However, I have three sources. I grew out seed from Korbely Geza. KG didn't say who his source was. Michael So, I would say you do not have Orlov Yellow.

February 13, 2008	#10
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Anyone care to hazard a guess as to identity (see pic above)? __________________ Ray

February 14, 2008	#11
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	(Not seeing the pic in the page, or a link to one, either, by the way.) Like these? (Could be the same tomato, even though there are two different names for it here.) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/118525/ http://www.ghorganics.com/GoldEggTomato.htm (Seeds sold out for 2008 at GH Organics, incidentally.) __________________ -- alias

February 14, 2008	#13
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	It seems to me this is another so called "Russian heirloom" from Anioleka. Orlov is a very famous and regular surname for Russia. Probably this variety is known under another name here in CIS... __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

February 15, 2008	#14
Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Yes Andrey. The original blurb was that they, Anioleka, had brought this variety from Russia. However, the pictures and description they gave do not match the tomato that grew. I guess it doesn't really matter. It would have been nice to find a name for it. I will continue to grow it regardless as it's a nice tomato and very productive. __________________ Ray

February 16, 2008	#15
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	Raymondo - a little off topic, but is that picture an optical illusion? To me it looks like a huge plate on a hardwood floor in front of a doorway - which would make those tomatoes the size of a bean bag chair, or about 20 lbs each!! You should advertise those in the catalogue that Carolyn was talking about in the thread "Should I Laugh or Cry"!!! __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*