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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 United Kingdom, UK) is an Open pollination, open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom plant, heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heir ...
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
Notes
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Heirloom tomato
An heirloom tomato (also called heritage tomato in the United Kingdom, UK) is an Open pollination, open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom plant, heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heir ...
Tomato cultivars
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