]> 2026-04-13T08:18:00-07:00 Rita's Black 0 Belgium Indet, potato leaf plants. Round or slightly oval or pear shaped brown/black fruits. 3-7 oz. Very good, sweet and smokey flavor. No cracking. Super productive. Better for canning than for fresh eating. Similar to [[Japanese Trifele Black]]. black round pear medium slicer indet. * Val and Dan McMurray (B.C MC D), who actively exchanged seeds with European growers, asked Rita De Clereq in Belgium to try and get hold of some of the local Belgium "heirlooms" or family varieties when they started trading with her. She found four varieties, two of which appeared to be the same, and which were later named [[Belgian Farmer's Beefsteak]], [[Belgian Pounder]] and [[Belgian Heart]], as the original names have long since been forgotten. * [[Rita's Black]] was a spot of [[Belgian Pounder]], and it was named after Rita De Clereq. potato midseason Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 08 / Rita De Clereq, Belgium / collected from farmers in her local area open-pollinated 2017 2018-01-03T05:31:18Z 2458121.7300694 Rita's Black Rita's Black#001# Wynndel, BC, Canada Rita's Black 70-80 days, indet., potato leaf, black fruit 8-12 oz, slight pear shape. Beautiful smooth fruit, full black flavour, slightly sweet, no splits, no BER. Rita De Clereq, Belgium / collected from farmers in her local area 2007 Belgian Heart 0 Related 102