Chyornyi Slon
Chyornyi Slon | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | potato |
Fruit color | black |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Compact det. plants with potato leaf foliage. Large purple/black beefsteaks, 8-16 oz. Excellent flavor, juicy, smoky, and sweet.
Seed source:
- 1. CV GISOK-AGRO 10
- 2. Dmitry Shlomin, Bryansk, Russia 11
Year grown: 2017
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., potato leaf, pink-black fruit, 5-7 oz, good flavor, high yield.
- Source
- BELR BA A 06 (Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Russian origin.
- According to Russian seed vendors, this variety should be potato leaf, but many SSE members also offer an incorrect regular leafed version, which seem to have originated from John Hanna of Moscow, Idaho.
Russian name: Чёрный Слон
- The name means 'Black Elephant' in Russian.
Also known as
See also
- Rozovyi Slon
- Black Elephant, Regular Leaf (incorrect version or cross)
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - baby fruit.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - green fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chyornyi Slon (2) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-07.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chyornyi Slon (1) - ripe fruit. 2017-09-07.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - ripe fruit.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - ripe fruit.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Chyornyi Slon (1) - sliced fruit. 2017-09-07.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - sliced.
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Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2017 | . | . | |
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2012 | . | . | |
2011 | 4 Black Elephant) | 2 | |
2010 | 5 (as Black Elephant) | 2 | |
2009 | . | 6 (as Black Elephant) | . |
2008 | . | 5 (as Black Elephant) | . |
2007 | . | 2 (as Black Elephant) | . |
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