The Black Krim (also known as Black Crimea and Noire de Crimée) is an
heirloom tomato
An heirloom tomato (also called heritage tomato in the UK) is an open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heirlooms, or created heirlooms. They usually have a ...
originating from
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
. The plant is
open-pollinated,
indeterminate, bearing 8 ounce flattened globe fruits that are dark reddish-purple to black with green/brown shoulders.
In 1990 it became the first "black" tomato to be commercially available in the United States.
References
See also
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List of tomato cultivars
There are more than 10,000 tomato varieties available.
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Table of tomatoes
See also
* Lists of cultivars
* List of tomato dishes
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Heirloom tomato
An heirloom tomato (also called heritage tomato in the UK) is an open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heirlooms, or created heirlooms. They usually have a ...
Tomato cultivars
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