No. 085 · heirloom
Japanese Black Trifele
Japanese Black Trifele is an indeterminate heirloom slicer with burnished mahogany with green-streaked shoulders, pear-shaped fruit. It ripens in about 75 days.
Typeslicer
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity75
Fruit size4 to 6 oz
Colorburnished mahogany with green-streaked shoulders, pear-shaped
Difficultyeasy
Flavor
Described as rich and complex, a smooth dark tomato that slices cleanly for salads or cooks into sauce. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.
Origin
A Russian heirloom, despite the name, with pear-shaped mahogany fruit resembling a dark Bartlett pear.
What it does well
- Distinctive mahogany pear shape
- Smooth skin that resists cracking
- Rich, complex dark flavor and reliable yields
Where it frustrates
- Dark color makes ripeness hard to judge
- Indeterminate vines need staking
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Sources
- Japanese Black Trifele Organic Tomato Seed · Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Japanese Black Trifele Tomato (70-80 Days) · Pinetree Garden Seeds