Medium-sized, 3-4", slightly flattened fruits are dark brown/mahogany with deep green shoulders. Meat is smooth in texture with a delicious outstanding, rich, slightly salty, smoky-fruity flavor. Fruits average 12 to 14 oz. each.
 
This variety produces fairly well even when weather turns hot - unlike most other "black" varieties. A truly wonderful tomato which has become a staple in many of my customers gardens.

Flavor is exponentially increased when plants are not over-watered.
 
Like all other black varieties, the amount of intensity of natural sunlight that the plant receives will determine how dark the fruits mature to. Additionally, as with all black fruited tomatoes, they tend to produce heavier in cooler tempratures ( i.e. - early in the season and then again towards the end of summer).

HISTORY: Ukrainian family heirloom (although the name implies that it could have originated from Tula, Russia). This variety was imported from Russia by Marina Danilenko via the Seed Savers Exchange and first offered in the SSE 1996 Yearbook. Likely the same variety (translated) as Chernomor.
 
Sold in a 3.5" pot.