Tsygan

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Tsygan
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black, purple
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	salad, canner
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russian

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

B.C KO T

Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Purple/black fruits are 6-8 oz, with some greenish shoulders, are quite juicy. Very good flavor, a bit milder than Cherokee Purple.

Seed source:

1. Barbara Morgenroth, NY 06 / Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus (BELR BA A) (germination failure)

2. Frank Combesque, France 10 / Hahm-Hartmann, Germany

Year grown: 2014

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

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B.C MC D

70-80 days, indet., regular leaf, 4-6 oz black fruit. Vigorous and productive 6 ft+ plants. Smokey tomato flavour, more acid than sweet, good saucer. 18 lbs/plant.

Seed source:

Year grown: 2006

Location: Wynndel, BC, Canada

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GERM SC K

Black tomato, regular leaf, indet.

Seed source:

2005

Year grown:

Location: Germany

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B.C GI K

70-75 days, indeterminate, regular leaf. 4-6oz brown/black fruit with green shoulders. Very vigorous plant, absolutely delicious with an acidic earthy flavour. Great for sauce, really great producer, seems to thrive in heat. One of my biggest new surprises this year. Will definitely be a staple in the garden from now on. Benefits from really heavy staking. Didn't crack too much, and even then only minor cracks. Seems to turn more brown with the more sun it gets.

Seed source:

Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D)

Year grown: 2009

Location: Nelson, BC, Canada

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History

• Russian commercial variety, introduced to North America by Andrey Baranovski, Minsk Belarus in the early 2000s under its translated name, Gypsy.

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Also known as

• Gypsy,
  
• Zigan,
  
• Shugan,
  
• Shygan

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Russian name: Цыган

The name means "Gypsy" in Russian, hence the translated name of this tomato.

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Description in Russian

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - plant. 2014-06-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - flower and baby fruit. 2014-06-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - baby fruit. 2014-06-19.

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  Kelly G.. Tsygan ripening on the vine. August, 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - ripe fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

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  Dan and Val McMurray (B.C MC D): Tsygan. 2006.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Zigan

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  Kelly G.. Tsygan, October 2009.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - sliced fruit. 2014-08-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Tsygan - sliced fruit. 2014-08-29.

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Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2014	Solana Seeds	.	.
2013	Solana Seeds	2	.
2012		2	1
2011	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds - new Solana Seeds	2	1
2010	Solana Seeds	1	1
2009	Solana Seeds (as Zigan)	2	.
2008	Solana Seeds (as Zigan)	1	.
2007	Solana Seeds (as Zigan)	1	.

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