{"id":1393,"date":"2026-08-31T14:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:05:16","slug":"black-buttery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-buttery\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Buttery (Chernyi Maslyanistyi) Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1393&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Black Buttery (Chernyi Maslyanistyi) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Chernyi Maslyanistyi (Black Buttery)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian\/Eastern European heirloom variety. The name translates directly to &#8220;Black Buttery&#8221; (or &#8220;Buttery Black&#8221;), hinting at its texture and color.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. In a greenhouse, it easily exceeds 2 meters (6.5 ft), but stays more compact (about 1.2\u20131.7 m \/ 4\u20135.5 ft) when grown outdoors. Notably, it has lighter green foliage and light unripe fruits, which is quite unusual for dark-fruited varieties. It boasts excellent resistance to Leaf Mold (Cladosporium).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks. Average weight is around 150\u2013300 g (5\u201310.5 oz), but they can easily reach up to 500\u2013600 g (17.5\u201321 oz). The color transitions from reddish-brown to a distinct brick-red shade when fully overripe.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Very juicy, meaty, and highly rated for taste. While the name promises a &#8220;buttery&#8221; texture, growers note that you might have to use your imagination to feel it, though it heavily depends on growing conditions and soil.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early to mid-season. Some growers report it being the very first dark tomato to hit the breaker stage in their garden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Vigorous indeterminate, fruits are oblate (flat-round), red-brown. When overripe, they turned a brick-red shade&#8230; weight 300-500g (10.5-17.5 oz), juicy. The yield is very good.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Zhanna for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115164957.jpeg\" alt=\"Large Chernyi Maslyanistyi Black Buttery tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">trofi (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,715 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South of Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tasty, juicy tomato. For me, it wasn&#8217;t very tall. But the yield was just 2 trusses with 7 fruits total, then silence. I pruned it to 2 stems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">kae-2 (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I agree, the tomato is tasty. At first, it gave 5 pieces, and in September another 6. The weight is somewhere around 400-600 grams (14-21 oz).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">AlexanderS (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sarafonovo, Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from cat2008:<br \/>\n&#8230;when overripe they turned a brick-red shade&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ohhh! So I&#8217;m not the only one having color miracles with dark-fruited tomatoes \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>About the variety&#8230; Seeds from Tatyana \ud83c\udf3a I bought into the name &#8211; both black and buttery \ud83d\ude09 and large-fruited too!<\/p>\n<p>As a result, this year it also turned out to be the earliest of the dark-fruited ones &#8211; they started turning brown (breaker stage) in early July, the first ones ripened by July 7th. Average weight ~150g (5.3 oz), the largest was 473g (16.7 oz). Moreover, at the end of the season, it became one of the most productive. Juicy, tasty&#8230; as for the butteriness&#8230; &#8211; I don&#8217;t remember \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f The bush &#8211; a vigorous indeterminate &gt;2m (6.5 ft) tall in the greenhouse. I want to repeat growing it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/10507-210915061306.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/thumb_10507-210915061306.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Chernyi Maslyanistyi tomatoes in a box\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/74\/10507-120715004301.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/74\/thumb_10507-120715004301.jpeg\" alt=\"Chernyi Maslyanistyi fruit turning color\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">KsenaZ (Kseniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,479 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A worthy variety, I&#8217;ve been growing it for two years, and I haven&#8217;t been disappointed. The seeds were originally from L. Radyno. To heck with the butteriness, the main advantage of the variety for me is its low susceptibility to Cladosporium (Leaf Mold). The bushes stay green until the very end. Well, and the yield is good, a large tasty tomato. The foliage is not dark, and the unripe fruits are also light-colored, which is uncharacteristic for dark-fruited varieties. A tall indeterminate, it sets uniform fruits both at the bottom and on the upper trusses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadia (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A super productive variety \ud83d\udc4d Grew outdoors in open ground, and despite this abnormal summer, it set a ton of large juicy tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/10291-280916150917.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/thumb_10291-280916150917.jpeg\" alt=\"Chernyi Maslyanistyi dark red tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/10291-280916151215.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/thumb_10291-280916151215.jpeg\" alt=\"Large harvested dark Russian heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Elena 62 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Nadia:<br \/>\nA super productive variety \ud83d\udc4d Grew outdoors in open ground, and despite this abnormal summer, it set a ton of large juicy tomatoes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nadya, was it very tall outdoors in open ground?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadia (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Elena 62:<br \/>\nNadya, was it very tall outdoors in open ground?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, not tall, somewhere around 1.2m (4 ft).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">SvetaR (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (27,468 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I liked the tomato. The height was about 170 cm (5.5 ft), the yield is not bad. Tasty, juicy. As for the butteriness &#8211; uhhhh&#8230; only if you really want to imagine it. Although it is quite possible that in other conditions it will be buttery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.cloud.mail.ru\/weblink\/thumb\/xw1\/JRXf\/KoXVPg4mE\/IMG_20180729_122232.jpg\" alt=\"Broken thumbnail from cloud storage\" width=\"429\" height=\"49\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.cloud.mail.ru\/weblink\/thumb\/xw1\/31tL\/ubj5gKT6U\/IMG_20180729_111931.jpg\" alt=\"Broken thumbnail from cloud storage\" width=\"429\" height=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marina Dachnik (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,607 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I continue to rustle through seed packets and look at (if any) photos&#8230;. But isn&#8217;t he gorgeous?! I tried to lead it into two stems, but then it turned out there were more. Very &#8211; very productive and tasty! Photo from August 11th. !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/image.png.9ca80291aa696450c459653daab4ab1f.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/image.thumb.png.df9eca4c8e6ec71996b8a603e015d30f.png\" alt=\"Beautiful Chernyi Maslyanistyi tomato cross section\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Chernyi Maslyanistyi (Black Buttery) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian\/Eastern European heirloom variety. The name translates directly to &#8220;Black Buttery&#8221; (or &#8220;Buttery Black&#8221;), hinting at its texture and color. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. In a greenhouse, it easily exceeds 2 meters (6.5 ft), but stays more compact (about 1.2\u20131.7 m \/ 4\u20135.5 ft) when &#8230; <a title=\"Black Buttery (Chernyi Maslyanistyi) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-buttery\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Black Buttery (Chernyi Maslyanistyi) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,1,5],"tags":[19,48,72,30,11,33,484,82,49,15],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-dark-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-leaf-mold","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-open-ground","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1395,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions\/1395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}