Sara Black

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Sara Black
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color black
Fruit shape globe
Fruit size medium
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated, heirloom
Country USA, Germany

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A.k.a. Schwarze Sarah. Indet., regular leaf, medium to large purple-black beefsteaks with darker shoulders, very good flavor, nice texture, no core. 6-12 oz.

Seed source:

Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany

Year grown: 2011

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


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80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 8-14 oz purple-black fruit with green shoulders, very good flavor.
Source 
WI MI B 01 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin) / NJ BR J 99 (Joe Bratka, New Jersey), from Joe Bratka's grandmother's sister in Germany.

Location: Oblong, Illinois


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70-80 days, "Schwarze Sarah" in German, indet., sturdy 6' vines, good yield of 3-4" flattened globes, 8-12 oz, purple-black-maroon color with green shoulders with slight cracking on the top, excellent flavor, being possibly the best black-purple-maroon tomato, rich deep flavor, some sweetness and smokiness and extra complex flavors, German heirloom.
Source 
Gerhard Bohl, Germany

Location: Drain, Oregon


History

  • According to Joe Bratka of New Jersey, who was the originator of this variety, he obtained the seed from his grandmother's sister in Germany.
  • There is a controversy around whether this tomato is a true heirloom or it was bred by Joe Bratka and misrepresented as a ‘heirloom’, perhaps to meet the consumer demand for heirloom tomato varieties at that time.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin, who got the seed from Joe Bratka in 1999 along with the 'heirloom' story.

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