Black Plum

Kierkegaard · July 5, 2012

Anyone ever grow it? I think I'm growing it accidentally. I'm not excited about it at all, kind of have a redheaded-stepchild relationship with it--something about the false provenance I received it under, color, and obnoxious productivity--but I've never tried a ripe one. How do you all feel about it?

Worth1 · July 5, 2012

Love the thing.

Produces in high heat, tastes good and is less filling.

Worth

BarbJ · July 5, 2012

I grew it two years ago. It was tasty! I was somehow expecting a larger fruit, like a san marzano, but it was small, a cherry sized plum.

It was pretty productive and I liked the flavor. Different than most tomatoes, I've heard folks call it "smokey", don't know if I'd say that, but it was complex.

fortyonenorth · July 5, 2012

I don't care for it fresh, but it's our #1 sauce and salsa tomato. IMO, it's unsurpassed in that role. I planted two Black Plum this year and, unfortunately, lost one to wilt.

rsg2001 · July 6, 2012

I also grew it... evidently a few Black Plum seeds were mixed in the packet of Cherokee Chocolate I purchased a few years ago, as it grew both Cherokee Chocolate and a black plum tomato that looked exactly like the pictures of Black Plum. I liked the taste (and got the same tomato with saved seeds). The only negative I saw about it was that it tended to crack quite a bit if you let it ripen completely on the vine.

habitat_gardener · July 6, 2012

I like it a lot. I grew it on purpose 2 years and another year got a mislabeled seedling (was supposed to be Black Cherry). It's productive and tasty, and I enjoyed eating the fruits in the garden. Even when I got the mislabeled one, I was happy to grow it. I got a free Black Plum plant this year, and I'm looking forward to the harvest.

Has anyone tried drying Black Plum?

Tania · July 6, 2012

Looks like this is my picture - I recognize the late blight damage on the stem. I hate to bring this up like this, but I hope there is an understanding that the pictures in Tatiana's Tomatobase are subject to copyright and can only be published if an explicit permission from the owner is obtained, and/or all the copyright terms are satisfied.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/F..._Plum_Ripe.jpg

Kierkegaard · July 7, 2012

I'm sorry about that, Ms. Kouchnareva. I've gotten so used to thinking of the internet as a place of anarchy, anonymity and repetition. I want to thank you for providing the great and comprehensive resource that you do.

Tania · July 7, 2012

Kierkegaard, thank you, I really appreciate it, and your very kind words and apologies are gladly accepted.

Everyone is welcome to link to TOMATObase pages, if needed.

Tatiana

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Looks like this is my picture - I recognize the late blight damage on the stem. I hate to bring this up like this, but I hope there is an understanding that the pictures in Tatiana's Tomatobase are subject to copyright and can only be published if an explicit permission from the owner is obtained, and/or all the copyright terms are satisfied. http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/F..._Plum_Ripe.jpg __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

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Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Kierkegaard, thank you, I really appreciate it, and your very kind words and apologies are gladly accepted. Everyone is welcome to link to TOMATObase pages, if needed. Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; July 7, 2012 at 12:22 AM.

July 5, 2012	#1
Kierkegaard Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 26	Black Plum Anyone ever grow it? I think I'm growing it accidentally. I'm not excited about it at all, kind of have a redheaded-stepchild relationship with it--something about the false provenance I received it under, color, and obnoxious productivity--but I've never tried a ripe one. How do you all feel about it? Last edited by Kierkegaard; July 6, 2012 at 11:57 PM.

July 5, 2012	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Love the thing. Produces in high heat, tastes good and is less filling. Worth

July 5, 2012	#3
BarbJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: California, USA Posts: 154	I grew it two years ago. It was tasty! I was somehow expecting a larger fruit, like a san marzano, but it was small, a cherry sized plum. It was pretty productive and I liked the flavor. Different than most tomatoes, I've heard folks call it "smokey", don't know if I'd say that, but it was complex.

July 5, 2012	#4
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	I don't care for it fresh, but it's our #1 sauce and salsa tomato. IMO, it's unsurpassed in that role. I planted two Black Plum this year and, unfortunately, lost one to wilt.

July 6, 2012	#5
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	I also grew it... evidently a few Black Plum seeds were mixed in the packet of Cherokee Chocolate I purchased a few years ago, as it grew both Cherokee Chocolate and a black plum tomato that looked exactly like the pictures of Black Plum. I liked the taste (and got the same tomato with saved seeds). The only negative I saw about it was that it tended to crack quite a bit if you let it ripen completely on the vine.

July 6, 2012	#6
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I like it a lot. I grew it on purpose 2 years and another year got a mislabeled seedling (was supposed to be Black Cherry). It's productive and tasty, and I enjoyed eating the fruits in the garden. Even when I got the mislabeled one, I was happy to grow it. I got a free Black Plum plant this year, and I'm looking forward to the harvest. Has anyone tried drying Black Plum?