{"id":342,"date":"2026-08-19T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=342"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:06:06","slug":"rowan-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/rowan-beads\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowan Beads (Ryabinovye Busy) Trailing Cherry Tomato"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;342&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rowan Beads (Ryabinovye Busy) Trailing Cherry Tomato&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Ryabinovye Busy (Rowan Beads)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian variety popularized by the famous tomato collector V. Popenko. The name translates to &#8220;Rowan Beads&#8221;, a poetic reference to how the heavy cascades of bright red cherry tomatoes resemble clusters of rowan berries.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (dwarf) and trailing\/cascading (often referred to as an &#8220;ampel&#8221; type in Russia). It stays very short (around 30-40 cm \/ 12-16 inches tall) but spreads wide, sending out long, thin trailing shoots up to 70 cm (28 inches) in diameter.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udeb4 <strong>Growing Uses:<\/strong> Absolutely perfect for hanging baskets, large patio pots, or as an under-canopy planting (&#8220;at the feet&#8221;) of tall indeterminate tomatoes in a greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Bright scarlet-red, round cherry tomatoes weighing 15-25 grams. They are very dense with thick skins.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Culinary Use:<\/strong> A classic, solid tomato flavor\u2014sweet and juicy but not bland. Because of their thick skins, they do not crack easily and are highly prized for whole-fruit canning and pickling, as they keep their shape perfectly in jars. They also have a very long shelf life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A trailing cherry, determinate dwarf variety (up to 40 cm \/ 16&#8243;). As a seedling, the bush was upright, but after planting in the garden bed, the stems became truly trailing, and the trusses also bent downwards. I had to tie up some of the stems and trusses so I wouldn&#8217;t step on them. The variety is very productive; it set almost all of its blossoms, of which there were many\u2014it looked like a blooming yellow cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are round, red, weighing 15-20 g (0.5-0.7 oz). If you prune the bush a little, they should be larger (the description says up to 25 g). The taste is a regular tomato flavor, but not bland. The tomatoes are quite dense with a thick skin. Fruiting lasted from mid-June to the end of August. Seeds were from V. Popenko.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/127\/111-010716025845.jpeg\" alt=\"Ryabinovye Busy Rowan Beads trailing tomato plant blooming\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/111-300716080144.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_111-300716080144.jpeg\" alt=\"Clusters of green and red cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/126\/111-270616133111.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/126\/thumb_111-270616133111.jpeg\" alt=\"Rowan Beads tomato plant sprawling on the ground\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/111-300716080251.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_111-300716080251.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy set of small red cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/111-300716080309.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_111-300716080309.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Rowan Beads cherry tomatoes on vine\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/118\/111-060516024546.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/118\/thumb_111-060516024546.jpeg\" alt=\"Ryabinovye Busy seedling showing upright growth\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Slysik (Nelly) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine was 30 cm (12&#8243;) in height. In diameter, one bush was 50 cm (20&#8243;)\u2014it was more shaded\u2014and the other was 70 cm (28&#8243;). They stay perfectly whole when pickled. I think it would look very beautiful in a planter out in the sun. An absolutely huge amount of tomatoes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A beautiful, very beautiful dwarf variety with long, thin trailing shoots that absolutely require tying up when shaping the plant.<br \/>\nI grew a few bushes in the greenhouse, right at the feet of the tall &#8216;Ultraviolet&#8217; variety. They get along perfectly and don&#8217;t bother each other&#8230;<br \/>\nDuring the blooming period, the sight was simply mesmerizing\u2014the bushes stood there as if surrounded by yellow butterflies!<\/p>\n<p>The cherry fruits are scarlet red, weighing up to 20-25 g (0.7-0.9 oz). During mass ripening on the bushes, it really does look like a scattering of rowan beads. There are a lot of fruits; every single truss on the plants ripened.<br \/>\nThe tomatoes are sturdy, dense, and store well for a long time. It&#8217;s early October now, and they are still sitting on my balcony&#8230; I think they will be great marinated in a sweet brine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Next year I plan to grow them in some kind of container outdoors.<br \/>\nSeeds were from V. Popenko.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/318-280817120457.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/318-280817120457.jpeg\" alt=\"Bowl full of red Ryabinovye Busy cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Ryabinovye Busy variety turned out to be productive, mid-season. The fruits were very tasty, sweet, and juicy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67670_e77ce8ca46b42f5ef025798128f463c248fc5d2c.jpg\" alt=\"Rowan Beads tomato plant in greenhouse\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67672_416099002cecfe0a1b2b6462629bceb658ac21e8.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of red Rowan Beads cherry tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/67674_754d4ef2be020e831ad185f5589b6f76b082a6a2.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced red cherry tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My little fruits have a small beak (nipple) on them \ud83e\udd37&#8230; Is it an off-type? The taste is good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/224\/thumb_13349-290618032718.jpeg\" alt=\"Off-type Rowan Beads tomato with a pointed end\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Ryabinovye Busy (Rowan Beads) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian variety popularized by the famous tomato collector V. Popenko. The name translates to &#8220;Rowan Beads&#8221;, a poetic reference to how the heavy cascades of bright red cherry tomatoes resemble clusters of rowan berries. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (dwarf) and trailing\/cascading (often referred to as &#8230; <a title=\"Rowan Beads (Ryabinovye Busy) Trailing Cherry Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/rowan-beads\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rowan Beads (Ryabinovye Busy) Trailing Cherry Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,3],"tags":[56,250,252,44,39,251,30,76,249],"class_list":["post-342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","tag-canning-tomato","tag-cascading-tomato","tag-companion-planting","tag-container-tomato","tag-dwarf-tomato","tag-hanging-basket-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-red-cherry-tomato","tag-trailing-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions\/343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}