Japanese Black Trifele
From The Populuxe Seed Bank
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2009, 2015
Accession: 32
Seed Source: Seed bank stock (last grown in 2009).
Comments:
2015 Good production, didn't mind the heat. Much the same observations as last observed. Good fruit set, but did seem to slow slightly in 28C+ days. Approx 5.25 lb/plant. 2009 4-7oz brown pear shaped fruit, often has green shoulders. Not the best black tomato ever, but still very good flavour. Prolific producer, plant grew to about 3.5-4ft. Did not seem to mind the heat, but it was partly shaded for a few hours of the day by a bigger tomato. (Observed in Nelson, BC)
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate
Plant size: Large (4.5+ ft)
Leaf type: Potato
Leaf Coverage: Fair
Maturity: Mid (75 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Black/brown
Flesh colour: Black/brown
Fruit Shape: Pear
Fruit Fasciation: Smooth
Fruit Firmness: Soft
Fruit Set: Good
Average Fruit Diameter: 2.5"
Average Fruit Length: 3.5"
Average Fruit Weight: 140 gr (5 oz)
History
- Also known as Yaponskiy Trufel Chernyi (translates to 'Japanese Trifele Black' in Russian)
- Russian commercial variety, first introduced to North America by Åke Truedsson of Klagshamn, Sweden via the SSE member catalogue in 1999.
