Black Tom
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Tom - ripe fruit. 2017-09-07.
| Black Tom | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | black |
| Fruit shape | |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- Indet., regular leaf plants. Very high yield of round flattened brown/black fruits with green shoulders. 6-12 oz. Not the best black tomato we tried, but still pretty decent flavor.
Seed source:
- Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucky 06
Year grown: 2017
Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 80 days, indet., regular leaf plant, good yield of 6-12 oz, brown-red fruit with green shoulders, very good flavor.
- Source
- Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 05 / Clay Foard, Castlegar, B.C. Canada 04 / PGRC
History
- Said to be of Russian origin. (?) A.k.a. 'Black Tomato'.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2005 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B), who obtained the seed from Clay Foard of Castiegar, BC, Canada in 2004.
Same as
- Black (?)
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Black Tom - ripe fruit. 2017-09-07.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
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| 2011 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | . | |
| 2008 | 5 | . | |
| 2007 | 4 | . |
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