Black Prince

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Black Prince
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black, brown
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-08-30.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants produce medium size dark chocolate brown fruit, mostly round shape, but some are oval. 2-6 oz. Fruits have beautiful brown-green shoulders. Very good to excellent rich taste, with a nice sweet and acidic touch. Juicy. Quite early. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / Southern Exposure Seed Exchange 04

Year grown: 2005, 2013

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf, 2-4 oz fruit, brownish red color, good taste, excellent yield.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / CV Ni1

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

Brown tomatoes, some egg-shaped, some round. Indet.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds / CV Treml (Raritätengärtnerei Treml) / in 2015 a plant named Tschernij Prinz (maybe incorrect spelling) by a friend

Year grown: 2005, 2015

Location: Germany

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KY ST M

Mahogany brown shoulders, dark red at blossom end, 3-5 oz round, good for salads or processing.

Seed source:

Reimer Seeds

Year grown:

Location: Sonora, Kentucky

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History

• An heirloom tomato brought to North America from Irkutsk, Siberia. According to Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus, this tomato is originally from the European part of Russia (former Soviet Union), and it was also grown in Siberia.
• Introduced to SSE by several members in the SSE 1995 Yearbook, most of them note CV Nichols Garden Nursery as the seed source. Hence it is logical to assume that this variety was first commercially offered in 1994 by Rose Marie Nichols McGee, the owner of CV Nichols Garden Nursery . According to Amy Goldman, Rose Marie acquired the seed from Kate Rogers Gessert of Eugene, Oregon in the early 1990s; Kate found this tomato in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia.
• This tomato has been cultivated in the former USSR since at least the 1980s.

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Also known as

• Chyornyi Prins

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See also

• Purple Prince

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Russian name: Чёрный Принц

(Chyornyi Prins). The name translates 'Black Prince' from Russian.

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Description in Russian

• Cреднеспелый, высокорослый сорт с плодами плоскоокруглой формы массой 250-300 г и необычной окраски, сверху плод черно – малиновый, снизу – малиновый. Для выращивания в пленочных теплицах овощеводов любителей. Плоды очень вкусные, сладкие, с повышенным содержанием сухих веществ, сильно ребристые, салатного назначения. Устойчивость к болезням выше среднего. Урожайность 1,5 кг с куста. Оригинатор: ЗАО НПК НК ЛТД.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - baby fruit. 2013-06-12.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - baby fruit. 2013-06-12.

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-07-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-08-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-09-09.

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

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

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-07-29.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-08-30.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-08-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Prince - sliced fruit. 2013-09-09.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Black Prince - sliced.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Solana Seeds Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit	.	.
2013	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Delectation of Tomatoes - new Double Helix Farms Fedco Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Salt Spring Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Snow Seed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Swallowtail Garden Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Two Wings Farm	10	.
2012	Double Helix Farms Johnny's Selected Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply	12	5
2011	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Fedco Seeds Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Heritage Harvest Seed - new Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new Salt Spring Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds Snow Seed (*) - sold out Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop - new Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Trade Winds Fruit Two Wings Farm	14	6
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2010 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Blue Ribbon Tomatoes Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Salt Spring Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Skyfire Garden Seeds - new Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Territorial Seed Company Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	11 + 1 (Chyornyi Prince)	5
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest Two Wings Farm	17	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	19	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	18	.

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