Black Altai
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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Black Altai | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | black, brown |
Fruit shape | oblate |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer, salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf, small to medium size round oblate brown fruit with green shoulders, 3-6 oz, dark purple flesh, meaty with small seed cavities. Very good slightly acidic flavor. It was our second black to ripen in 2010, shortly after Black Mavr.
Seed source:
- Linda Black, California 08 / Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 05 / Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany 04
Year grown: 2010
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 4-6 oz brownish-red fruit with green shoulders, very good flavor.
- Source
- Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany 04
MAN ST T
- Originally from Russia, this heirloom tomato is purplish red with green shoulders and averages 6-8 oz. Very drought tolerant. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (75 days from transplant).
- Source
- Heritage Harvest Seed
Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada
History
- Russian origin ?
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - plant. 2010-07-13.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - green fruit. 2010-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - ripening fruit. 2010-07-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - ripe fruit. 2010-08-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - ripe fruit. 2010-08-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Altai - sliced fruit. 2010-08-01.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Heritage Harvest Seed | . | . |
2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2012 | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds |
2 | 2 |
2010 | Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds |
2 | 2 |
2009 | Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new |
4 | . |
2008 | Heritage Harvest Seed | 4 | . |
2007 | 4 | . |