]> 2026-04-16T19:13:13-07:00 Tsar-Kolokol 0 Russia Compact indet. plants with a fair yield of pink heart-shaped fruits. Fruits have dense and meaty flesh and very few seeds which is typical for heart-shaped varieties. 7-18 oz. Excellent sweet flavor. Early to mid-season. "Один из лучших сортов любительской селекции. Плоды вытянутой формы, темно-красные. Достоинства сорта: крупные плоды (от 400 до 700гр и выше) при довольно ранних сроках созревания в сочетании с низкорослым кустом (80-100см). отличные вкусовые качества мясистых сладких плодов. Сорт достаточно устойчив ко многим заболеваниям, а также к неблагоприятным погодным условиям. Выращивается в открытом грунте и пленочных укрытиях. Куст мощный." pink heart medium slicer paste cooking indet. * Non-commercial variety from Siberia, Russia. * Introduced to SSE by Carolyn Male of NY (NY MA C) in 2008, who also observed smaller fruit (5-11 oz). * This is the original description supplied by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus, who also shared the seed with many North American tomato growers at Tomatoville: : ''...midseason, semi-det. (80-120 cm high) with a good yield of dark-red, heart shaped, meaty 300-700 g fruits, very good flavour, disease tolerant. Siberian amateurish variety.'' regular wispy midseason 1. Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) 07 : 2. Tom Galluchi, Connecticul 10 / Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 07 The name can be translated as "Tsar of Bells" and refers to the largest existing Bell which cracked while it was still in the casting pit in 1737. The Tsar of Bells is 19 ft high and weighs 440,000 lb, and is now displayed in the Moscow Kremlin (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Kolokol]). Obviously the name refers to the tomato fruit shape, which resembles a bell. open-pollinated commercial 2007(1) 2013 2013-12-03T09:52:51Z 2456629.9117014 Tsar-Kolokol Tsar-Kolokol#001# Elgin, Texas Tsar-Kolokol 75-80 days, compact indet., regular leaf/wispy foliage, with an average yield of 5-12 oz. raspberry pink hearts, superb sweet and rich flavor, a new favorite. Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C) 07 Also known as 102