Amur Tiger (Amurskiy Tigr) Tomato Review

When I bought the seeds, I thought it was supposed to be larger. But the fruits turned out quite small, even though it was claimed they would be up to 120 g (4.2 oz). The bush is indeterminate. Definite pluses: it is an early-season variety, heavy yielder, decent taste, and the tomatoes are very juicy. It is excellent specifically as an early crop.

However, it won’t work for pickling/canning—the skin is very thin. I had a similar thin skin on Pink Graffiti. By the way, both are striped. Only Tiger is red, and Graffiti is pink.

Were your seeds from the “Aelita” company?

Yes, Aelita.

My plant grew beautiful, vigorous, and with heavy foliage. The fruits were perfectly round, tasty (but with a lot of juice and seeds), and beautifully highlighted/striped. However, they ripened unevenly and did not store well for long.

A wonderful variety for lovers of medium-sized tomatoes. I personally added this one to my “list of best varieties.”

It starts ripening as one of the very first, and multiple fruits ripen on the truss simultaneously. High fruit set, a steady and optimal growth pace, medium foliage, and the ideal pruning is 2-3 stems. The taste is quite good, juicy, and the tomatoes are striped…

My first ripe tomatoes of 2013 were:
June 24 – Amur Tiger
June 25 – Yellow Cherry

I completely agree with Vladimir (bozon). I liked these tomatoes. I will plant them again next year.

I didn’t like Amur Tiger at all. They were small (even though the seed packet claimed they would be large), just a bit bigger than cherries. The yield was decent enough, but the skin was thick, and inside there were a ton of disproportionately huge seeds floating in a large amount of juice. As soon as I tried to wash the picked tomatoes, they cracked immediately and became useless for canning, so I had to turn them all into juice…

What kind of leaf is this plant supposed to have?
Mine doesn’t look like an indeterminate at all: they are just tiny little things compared to the other seedlings (in the top row)..

Dona70 wrote:

I didn’t like Amur Tiger at all. They were small… but the skin was thick, and inside there were a ton of disproportionately huge seeds… As soon as I tried to wash the picked tomatoes, they cracked immediately.

Tanya, I’m very surprised about the thick skin. That was the only reason I wasn’t thrilled with them—mine had a very thin skin.

I didn’t like it—the bush is vigorous, it’s early, and the cocktail-sized fruits are pretty, but they are very watery, full of seeds, and the thin skin cracks even when they are unripe. I didn’t even know what to do with all this “beauty.”

It ripened among the very first. Thin skin, but it didn’t crack. Pleasant taste. It’s one of my grandson’s absolute favorites. The size was smaller than claimed, but I already knew that when I planted it. So it didn’t cause any disappointment. It’s great for garnishing salads, main dishes, etc.

Unfortunately, I had already picked some of the ripe tomatoes, so they aren’t in the photo. Even in this terrible summer, Amur Tiger didn’t let me down. While the other varieties are just getting started, my grandson is already picking and eating tomatoes from this bush with all his might.

• Appearance of the bush: Initially beautiful: neat, not overly sprawling indeterminate.
• Fruit set: No skipped blossoms.
• Bush height: On July 24th it was about 1.5 m (5 ft); by September 6th it was 1.6 m (5.2 ft) and had almost finished fruiting.
• Trusses: Dense, 5-6 tomatoes each; fruits on the uppermost trusses get smaller.
• Fruit: BEAUTIFUL starting right from the breaker stage.
• Density of ripe fruit: Medium, leaning towards firm.
• Taste: Sweet.

First impression: A true cocktail tomato, 50 g (1.8 oz), productive and beautiful. However, they do crack when canned in jars.
Ratings: Seedlings – 4+, Bush – 4, Fruit – 4, Overall variety rating – 4.

This year, Amur Tiger is sweeter than last year. The trusses changed a bit. And the fruit size increased slightly. It is one of my granddaughter’s absolute favorite tomatoes.

Irina, did you grow Amur Tiger from your own saved seeds this year, or from the Aelita packet again?

From my own saved seeds. I like Amur Tiger much better this year. Apparently, it is already starting to adapt to my garden’s microclimate.

This year I grew Amur Tiger from the exact same seed packet as Irina (Karamel). I really liked it; it was the first to ripen outdoors in open ground. Cute, sweet, and every single one was eaten right off the bush. I love striped little tomatoes.

Sooo weird… Last year, my mother-in-law and sister bought Amur Tiger seeds from Aelita. And their tomatoes were flat, brownish-green, exactly like the ones pictured on the packet! This year, Aelita isn’t selling this variety (at least not here in Belarus). I’m going to plant the seeds I saved from last year.

I am bewildered, which Tiger is the real one?

Via271281 wrote:

the tomatoes were flat…

Could you please tell me how they tasted? I also bought a packet for 2020. And what about the yield? I bought it specifically because it was supposed to be large and look similar to Chocolate Stripes.

Via271281 wrote:

Sooo weird… Last year, my mother-in-law and sister bought Amur Tiger seeds from Aelita. And their tomatoes were flat, brownish-green, exactly like the ones pictured on the packet!

Mine were exactly like that too… about 200-300 g (7-10.5 oz).
The taste was fine… sweet, juicy… although they didn’t completely blow me away (I had more interesting varieties), but all my friends and neighbors were absolutely thrilled with this tomato, they even begged me for seeds… and for some reason I never saved any, completely forgot…
It grew in the greenhouse, pruned to two stems… a heavy yielder.

I am now in my fourth year of planting this from my own saved seeds. Initially, the seeds were from Aelita. They produce brownish-green, large, tasty fruits; the weight sometimes exceeds 500 g (1.1 lbs), and the bush is about 1.5 meters (5 ft) tall. Everyone I shared seeds with has also added it to their permanent planting lists.

I popped into this thread to look at reviews of one of my favorite varieties, and it turns out there are actually two of them… The photo shows one of my bushes from this year, although some fruits have already been picked.

Elena Ivanova wrote:

I am bewildered, which Tiger is the real one?

Elena! The one in your picture is the TRUE Amur Tiger variety.

Karelka wrote:

I popped into this thread to look at reviews of one of my favorite varieties, and it turns out there are actually two of them…

No, there is practically only one true variety—the one in Elena’s picture and yours.

Sergey-EKB wrote:

No, there is practically only one true variety—the one in Elena’s picture and yours.

Yes, I have the exact same seed packet, but initially in this thread, people were talking about a completely different variety, and further up in the discussion, there’s a photo of an entirely different seed packet. That’s why I’m saying that under one name, they sold completely different varieties—the only common trait was that they were striped.

The top one (the small one) looks exactly like the variety Tigerella. My seeds were from Germany.

Sergey-EKB wrote:

Elena! The one in your picture is the TRUE Amur Tiger variety.

It grew exactly as pictured on the packet, no wrong seeds for me. Very tasty, large, and meaty. I am thrilled with it, I will plant it forever!

Valentina wrote:

Could you please tell me how they tasted? I also bought a packet for 2020. And what about the yield? I bought it specifically because it was supposed to be large and look similar to Chocolate Stripes.

Hello. I’ll update my own question. Or rather, I’ll answer it myself. In 2020, they grew exactly like this (the true large version).

Happy New Year to everyone! I won’t wish for anything else… just health! 🍅

In 2020, my Amur Tiger looked just like the picture (the true version), taste was normal/okay.

Poltava. Outdoors in open ground. Plant height is 1m – 1.2m (3.2-4 ft). In the photo is the first truss. The 2nd and 3rd trusses have 1-2-3 tomatoes each. I absolutely loved the taste. In the photo, it is next to Chocolate Stripes (Polosatyy Shokolad).

I also really loved the taste. Juicy. Seeds from “Aelita”.

TatianaSh wrote:

I also really loved the taste. Juicy. Seeds from “Aelita”.

Do you happen to have the batch number or packing date? I want to try it in 2022. I want mine to look exactly like the picture!

My batch has the same number, packed 08.2019, from the 2019 harvest. Expiration date is up to 2023.

Well, I finally grew the real one too! I wasn’t super impressed by the yield. But it is tasty and beautiful. I gave it a second chance this year. I’ll save the seeds, but I don’t know if it will get another chance.