No. 081 · heirloom
Black From Tula
Black From Tula is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with dusky brown-purple with green shoulders fruit. It ripens in about 80 days.
Typebeefsteak
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity80
Fruit size8 to 12 oz
Colordusky brown-purple with green shoulders
Difficultymoderate
Flavor
Described as rich, smoky, and slightly salty, a full-bodied dark beefsteak among the best of the blacks. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A Russian heirloom from the Tula region south of Moscow, one of the larger and better-known dark tomatoes.
What it does well
- Large, richly flavored dark fruit
- Productive for a big heirloom
- Handsome dusky color
Where it frustrates
- Green shoulders and dark color make ripeness hard to judge
- Soft fruit can crack
- Indeterminate vines need strong support
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Where to buy seed
Sources
- Black From Tula Tomato · Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
- Black From Tula Tomato · Tomato Growers Supply Company