Black Ethiopian
Black Ethiopian | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | black |
Fruit shape | round |
Fruit size | small |
Fruit type | salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Ukraine |
B.C KO T
- indet., regular leaf plants with high yield of 3-4 oz black/brown round fruits with dark green shoulders. Nice balanced flavor, slightly more acidic than sweet. Fruits do not keep too long and are best when consumed within a couple of days from the harvest.
- 2009 growout notes
- one plant out of three has brick-red round fruits that are slightly larger than the true Black Ethiopian fruits.
Seed source:
- IL LO N 05 (Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois) / MN LE C 96 (Conrad Leighton of White Bear Lake, Minnesota)
Year grown:
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, high yield of 4 oz, brown-red fruit shaped like a plum, good flavor.
- Source
- MN LE C 96 (Conrad Leighton of White Bear Lake, Minnesota)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- brown tomato with green shoulders, regular leaf, indet., good flavour, long continuing harvest until frost.
- Source
- M. Hahm-Hartmann
Year: 2007
Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany
FRAN SC J
- indet., brown fruit with green shoulders, good yield of small fruits (3-6 oz). Juicy and acidic.
- Source
- ?
Year: 2008
Location: Nancy, France
History
- This variety first appeared in the SSE Yearbooks in 1996 where Conrad Leighton from White Bear Lake, Minnesota listed it and said it was from the Ukraine and seeds were received in 1995.
Similar to
- Efiop (may be the same variety)
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2009-08-09.
Julien Schmit, France. Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2008.
Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2011. (Posted with owner's permission.)
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-08-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-08-26.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-09-04.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - flower.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - flowers. 2009-07-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - baby fruit. 2009-07-25.
Julien Schmit, France. Black Ethiopian - baby fruit. 2008.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - green fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. 2009-07-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. 2009-07-25.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. July 2011.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014 |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - new |
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2012 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | . | . |
2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest |
5 | 3 |
2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
5 | 2 |
2009 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
7 | . |
2008 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest |
8 | . |
2007 | Marianna's Heirloom Seeds | 6 | . |