Russian Black

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Russian Black
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	globe
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	slicer, salad
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	unknown

B.C KO T

70-75 days, indet., round to oval to plum shaped dark purple-brown fruits, 6-10 oz, green shoulders, very good flavor, very high yield.

Seed source:

Heirloom Seeds 05

Year grown: 2007

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

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75 days, indet., regular leaf plant with 2-4 oz fruit shaped like a plum, good taste and yield.

Source 

WI NE J 96 (Jeff Nekola of Green Bay, Wisconsin) / Dennis Schlicht of Center Point, Iowa / from a friend in Oregon

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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History

• First offered in Seed Savers 1996 Yearbook by Jeff Nekola of Green Bay, Wisconsin (WI NE J 96), who obtained the seed from Dennis Schlicht of Center Point, Iowa. Dennis Schlicht got the seed from his friend in Oregon.

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Similar

• Black Russian.
• Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russian Black. 2007

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Russian Black. 2007

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	7	2
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	6	2
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	7	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	11	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	9	.