Zasolochnyi

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Zasolochnyi
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	round, oblate
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Russia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Zasolochnyi - ripe fruit. 2015-08-22.

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Compact det.(?) plants with regular leaf foliage. Small round and oblate bright red fruits with some ribbing on shoulders. 2-4 oz. Very good flavor. This is a special variety used for marinating in Russia. Fruits are meaty and juicy, but hold their shape very well to can or marinate whole.

Seed source:

Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 15 / Natalia Khilenko, Armavir, Russia 14

Year grown: 2015

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

History

Tomato variety from Natalia Khilenko's seed collection.
The seeds were sent to Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2014 by Aleksey Kulik, Ukraine 15, who received them from Natalia Khilenko of Armavir, Russia. Mrs. Khilenko and her family have been growing many native Russian heirlooms for many years, and she shared seeds from her seed collection with Aleksey Kulik, a Ukrainian seed vendor.
Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.

Russian name: Засолочный

The name means 'for marinating' in Russian.

Description in Russian