{"id":7011,"date":"2026-11-03T12:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:52:22","slug":"oregon-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/oregon-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Spring Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Oregon Spring<\/strong> is an early, cold-tolerant determinate<\/strong> bush variety bred by Dr. James Baggett<\/strong> at Oregon State University in 1984. Developed from a cross of Severyanin<\/em> and Starshot<\/em>, it possesses parthenocarpic traits<\/strong>, reliably setting nearly seedless slicers weighing 1.8 to 7 oz (50-200 g)<\/strong> in freezing spring weather. Siberian and cool-climate growers describe the plant as an unstoppable, bushy sprawl that requires plenty of elbow room and delivers sweet, meaty globes all at once. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-5 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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My absolute standout discovery of the year. I never would have guessed that these modest globes, running 1.8 to 3.5 oz (50-100 g), could turn out so meaty and sweet. Flavor is downright phenomenal! \ud83d\ude0b \ud83d\udc4d
\nLow-growing determinate, needs zero suckering, perfect for outdoor garden beds. Supposed to be an early cropper, but mine got frost-nipped as a seedling and was badly stunted, so it ended up performing as a mid-season variety. Very few seeds inside the flesh.
\nThe bush was completely loaded, with a nice extended harvest window and short internodes. Definitely running it again next year to get a better read on it under normal spring conditions.
\nEdited June 23, 2015 by Drosera
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I really enjoyed this one too! \ud83d\udc4d \ud83d\ude0b
\nDeterminate bush, stayed right around 20 in (50 cm) tall. Ran a couple of bushes outdoors in unprotected dirt. Great producer, though not ultra-early for me, the first fruits began ripening in early August.
\nTomatoes came out very uniform, weighing between 3.5 and 5.3 oz (100-150 g). The taste was lovely, nice and sweet, very pleasant. \ud83d\ude0b
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Wait, isn’t this variety an F1 hybrid?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nWait, isn’t this variety an F1 hybrid?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That photo link does not confirm an F1 hybrid at all.
\nAccording to Tatiana’s TOMATObase, Oregon Spring was bred from a deliberate cross between Severyanin and Starshot back in 1984. It is an open-pollinated heirloom cultivar. Commercial hybrid lines do not list their exact parentage like that for obvious trade secret reasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I somehow lost my start when transplanting out of the cold frame. If I sow seeds right now, would it even have time to produce ripe fruit by September?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nIf I sow seeds right now, would it even have time to produce ripe fruit by September?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In our climate, you might scrape by with one or two trusses that you will have to finish ripening indoors on the counter. Honestly, I don’t think it is worth the hassle. The flavor is typical for an early variety anyway, and by that late in the summer, your patch will already be loaded with much sweeter, richer mid-season tomatoes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I was gifted a seedling of Oregon Spring. Started out so neat, stocky, and short, but the second it touched the outdoor soil, it went completely crazy!
\nThis thing is a total garden invader, it bullied and smothered the neighboring plants completely. Staking it was an endless headache and suckering was impossible. It is the mythical Hydra of the tomato patch: you pinch off one side shoot, and ten more sprout right where you pruned!
\nBecause the canopy got so incredibly dense, it showed leaf trouble early on. Not late blight, just the smothered leaves in the deep center of the bush turning yellow from zero airflow. In hindsight, this variety really wants to be grown sprawling freely across the ground, spaced way apart from each other.
\nTook forever to initiate flowers, bloomed and bloomed for what felt like an eternity, and then boom: all at once, it set a massive flush of chunky tomatoes. Tons of them! The bush was literally smothered in fruit. My first two off the vine were 5 oz (140 g) and 7 oz (200 g), and the rest followed suit.
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Full Summary: Growth Habit, Seedlessness, Yield and Pruning<\/h2>\n