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Black Krim
Also sold as: Black Crimea, Black Crimean, Noire de Crimée, Noire de Krimée
Crimean heirloom producing dusky purple-brown beefsteaks with exceptionally rich, sweet-smoky flavour and juicy flesh; colour intensifies with heat, but ripe fruit can be delicate and crack-prone.
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 340 g (227–454 g)
- Days to maturity
- 78 days (75–80) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- Medium
- Cracking resistance
- Low
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Dark colour develops most strongly with warmth and sunlight. The fruit becomes delicate when fully ripe and is prone to cracking, so even moisture and careful handling are advisable.
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