Black Ethiopian

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Black Ethiopian
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Ukraine

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-09-04.

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf plants with high yield of 3-4 oz black/brown round fruits with dark green shoulders. Nice balanced flavor, slightly more acidic than sweet. Fruits do not keep too long and are best when consumed within a couple of days from the harvest.

2009 growout notes

one plant out of three has brick-red round fruits that are slightly larger than the true Black Ethiopian fruits.

Seed source:

IL LO N 05 (Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois) / MN LE C 96 (Conrad Leighton of White Bear Lake, Minnesota)

Year grown:

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, high yield of 4 oz, brown-red fruit shaped like a plum, good flavor.

Source 

MN LE C 96 (Conrad Leighton of White Bear Lake, Minnesota)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

brown tomato with green shoulders, regular leaf, indet., good flavour, long continuing harvest until frost.

Source 

M. Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2007

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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FRAN SC J

indet., brown fruit with green shoulders, good yield of small fruits (3-6 oz). Juicy and acidic.

Source 

 ?

Year: 2008

Location: Nancy, France

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History

• This variety first appeared in the SSE Yearbooks in 1996 where Conrad Leighton from White Bear Lake, Minnesota listed it and said it was from the Ukraine and seeds were received in 1995.

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Similar to

• Efiop (may be the same variety)

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2009-08-09.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2008.

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  Taryn Koerker, WA (WA KO T): Black Ethiopian - ripe fruit. 2011. (Posted with owner's permission.)

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

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-08-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - sliced fruit. 2009-09-04.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - flower.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - flowers. 2009-07-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - baby fruit. 2009-07-25.

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  Julien Schmit, France. Black Ethiopian - baby fruit. 2008.

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. 2009-07-25.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. 2009-07-25.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Ethiopian - green fruit. July 2011.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - sold out for 2014	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit - new	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest	5	3
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	5	2
2009	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	7	.
2008	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds TomatoFest	8	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	6	.