Black Elephant, Regular Leaf

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Black Elephant, Regular Leaf
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	potato, regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type
Variety type	commercial
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - sliced fruit. 2010-09-24.

B.C KO T

indet., but compact plants with regular leaf, medium sized purple-black fruit, 4-6 oz, some smooth and some catfaced, very good smokey and sweet flavor.

Seed source:

Randy White, Mission, BC, Canada 06 / a Ukrainian CV

Year grown: 2010

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, high yield of purple-black fruit with green shoulders, excellent flavor.

Source 

John Hanna, Moscow, Idaho

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• A regular leafed version of a Russian tomato, Chyornyi Slon (=Black Elephant), which is a potato leaf.
• It is unclear where the regular leafed variant came from and if it is related to its potato leaf namesake.

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Russian name: Чёрный Слон

The name means 'Black Elephant' in Russian.

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Description in Russian

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See also

• Rozovyi Slon,
  
• Chyornyi Slon

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - plant. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - baby fruit. 2010-07-26.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - baby fruit.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - green fruit.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - ripe fruit.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Elephant - ripe fruit.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - ripe fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - ripe fruit. 2012-08-15. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - sliced fruit. 2010-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - sliced fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Elephant, Regular Leaf - sliced fruit. 2010-09-24.

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  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)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013		.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2012	1?	3
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	1	1
2010		3 (regular leaf) + 2 (potato leaf)	2 (regular leaf)
2009		3	.
2008		4	.
2007		1	.

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