📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bakhchisarayskoe Yabloko (Bakhchisaray Apple)
- 🌍 Origin: A local market variety from Bakhchisaray. The grower discovered it at a local farmer’s market, so “Bakhchisaray Apple” is likely just a regional or placeholder name for this impressive strain.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The plant has a slender, somewhat wispy growth habit but is very productive (heavy yielder).
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large, firm, and dense tomatoes typically weighing 12–16 oz (350–450 g). This is a true commercial-style market variety—it stands up incredibly well to transport and holds its visual appeal on the counter for a long time.
- 👅 Flavor & Storage: Has a good, classic old-fashioned tomato flavor when eaten fresh. Note: While it is a fantastic long-keeping tomato that stores for ages, growers report that the flavor definitely goes downhill if kept in storage too long.
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Bakhchisaray Apple variety — honestly, I suspect this is just a placeholder name. I bought a tomato at a farmer’s market in Bakhchisaray, asked the seller for the variety, and they just told me it’s their local “Bakhchisaray Apple”.
It’s a slender indet plant. The fruits are large, firm, and heavy, weighing in at 12–16 oz (350–450 g). It’s a true market variety—it handles transport without a problem and keeps its shelf appeal for a really long time. Good, classic tomato flavor. Definitely a heavy yielder.
I found out later that it stores for a very long time, but the flavor definitely goes downhill in storage.
