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2024-03-28T07:08:22-07:00
Chocolate Champion
0
Australia, USA
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'')
black
brown
oblate
medium
slicer
dwarf
indet.
* Developed in the 2006-2013 by the members of the [http://nctomatoman.weebly.com/dwarf-tomato-project-introduction-and-information.html 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 [[vendor::The Sample Seed Shop|'' '']] [[The Sample Seed Shop]] '' '' and [[Vendor::Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie|'' '']] [[Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie]] '' '' in 2014.
* More information about the development of this cultivar can be found on the [http://dwarftomatoproject.net/ Dwarf Tomato Project] website.
regular
rugose
midseason
Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) 14
created heirloom
stabilized intentional cross
2014
2015-12-27T03:32:09Z
2457383.6473264
Chocolate Champion