Dice's Mystery Black
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Dice's Mystery Black | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | black |
Fruit shape | round, oblate |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer, salad |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
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Seed source:
- Clayton Weaver, Washington 08
Year grown:
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 70-75 days, indet., regular leaf, mostly 3-6 oz. red-black-maroon fruits with excellent flavor, high production in heat and drought, a favorite, some similarities to Noir De Crimee, but better taste and production for me.
Seed source:
- Hilde Reineck / Dice in the PNW
Year grown: 2009
Location: Texas
History
- Discovered by Clayton Weaver in Washington ('Dice' at Tomatoville forum) in his garden in 2007. The off-type plant came from a seed in a commercial packet of Galina's Yellow from Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens . Further growouts showed that it was stable, so it was likely a stray seed in the commercial seed packet.
- This is what Clayton said when he re-grew his discovery in 2008:
- "The flavor is a little milder this year, at least on the first two fruits, and the color is a little bit lighter, too, not quite as dark as last year. This year it looks more like Black Prince, although the fruit are larger.
- The plant looks identical to last year's plant, and fruit look the same on the inside, have the same juiciness, about the same amount of seeds, same creamy texture. I think it is simply the cold weather affecting flavor and color of the fruit."
Picture Gallery
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Dice's Mystery Black - ripe and sliced fruits. 2009.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new | . | . |
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2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | . | |
2009 | 0 | . | |
2008 | 0 | . | |
2007 | 0 | . |