Chocolate Champion

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Chocolate Champion
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	dwarf, indet.
Leaf type	regular, rugose
Fruit color	black, brown
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	created heirloom, stabilized intentional cross
Country	Australia, USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.

B.C KO T

Dwarf (tree-type) plants with regular rugose foliage. Round and flattened brown/black (chocolate) beefsteaks, with slightly ruffled shoulders. 6-8 oz. Very good full flavor. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 14

Year grown: 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• Developed in the 2006-2013 by the members of the Dwarf Tomato Project from a cross between Golden Dwarf Champion and Cherokee Chocolate (Cheeky family), made in 2006 by Patrina Nuske Small in Australia.
• It is the collaborative work of Patrina Nuske Small, Ray South (who named it), David Lockwood, Denise Bath, Bill Yoder, Mark Gladney, Ruth TenBrink, Craig LeHoullier and Bill Minkey.
• Introduced commercially by The Sample Seed Shop and Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie in 2014.
• More information about the development of this cultivar can be found on the Dwarf Tomato Project website.

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Related

• Golden Dwarf Champion,
  
• Cherokee Chocolate

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - plant. 2014-06-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - plant. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - plant. 2014-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - green fruit. 2014-06-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - green fruit. 2014-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-28.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-08-10.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - sliced fruit. 2014-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chocolate Champion - sliced fruit. 2014-08-10.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
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2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - new The Sample Seed Shop - new	.	.
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