{"id":1433,"date":"2026-08-31T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:52:20","slug":"black-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Apple (Chernoe Yabloko) Heirloom 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;1433&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 Apple (Chernoe Yabloko) Heirloom 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 Chernoe Yabloko (Black Apple)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly productive Russian commercial\/collector&#8217;s variety. The name translates to &#8220;Black Apple&#8221;. It is widely distributed by prominent Russian seed collectors like V. Popenko.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate and very tall. In a greenhouse, it easily reaches 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) and requires sturdy trellising. It is a long-season producer, often continuing to set and ripen fruit well into late autumn (October) if weather permits. Performs excellently both in greenhouses and outdoors in open ground.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Dark red\/burgundy, perfectly round fruits resembling apples, with a distinct brownish blush near the stem. They grow in impressive clusters of up to 15-20 fruits. Weight can vary significantly within the same cluster, averaging around 100\u2013200 g (3.5\u20137 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Highly praised for its sweetness. Like many top-tier dark heirlooms, it leans heavily towards a sweet, rich profile rather than an acidic one.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season, but noted by growers as being one of the first dark varieties to start ripening in the 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\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marisha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,652 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Chernoe Yabloko (Black Apple) variety (mine is from V. Popenko). Indeterminate, very tall, I led it in two stems; in the greenhouse, the height was 250 cm (8.2 ft). Mid-season.<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are round, dark red, with a brownish spot at the stem, very tasty like all the &#8220;blacks&#8221;, ripening is uniform. The clusters hold up to 15-20 pieces, weighing up to 200 g (7 oz). There is a strong variation in the size\/mass of the fruit within the clusters. The yield is on par with &#8216;Pink Honey&#8217;. A strong contender to grow again in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57836_be1e572fee1217c2849431a99a4e6f11a38b19e9.jpg\" alt=\"Round Chernoe Yabloko Black Apple tomato on vine\" width=\"644\" height=\"483\" \/><\/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\">Tatiyanka1 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,167 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My seeds were also from Popenko. I liked the variety; it was one of the first to start ripening, set fruit non-stop, productive, and in autumn (October) I was still picking fruits in the greenhouse\u2014a long-playing variety. I liked the taste, but I didn&#8217;t have such huge clusters of 15-20 pcs, mine were 6-8 pcs.<\/p>\n<p>I will definitely plant it next year, as it did great both outdoors in open ground and in the greenhouse. Outdoors, the fruits were even slightly larger, but slightly fewer in number.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60111_77afd3fd83336760a5427d78fda13fe0ea6e67d3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60111_77afd3fd83336760a5427d78fda13fe0ea6e67d3.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark red Black Apple tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60113_08cf8ddf715eb0dc7b6842bfb3c3f4ab6723918b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60113_08cf8ddf715eb0dc7b6842bfb3c3f4ab6723918b.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested Chernoe Yabloko tomatoes in a basket\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60115_7d4040b885737e9d93f243b6b0c1d42c0c749ecd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60115_7d4040b885737e9d93f243b6b0c1d42c0c749ecd.jpg\" alt=\"Cluster of Black Apple tomatoes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60117_68d3c6124a876401bdcea31d01acf7f031b978cd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/60117_68d3c6124a876401bdcea31d01acf7f031b978cd.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark heirloom tomato\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow, dacha in Chekhov Region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked the variety. Beautiful, productive, tasty! \ud83d\udc4d It grew outdoors in open ground. Seeds were from Marisha. \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173846.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173846.jpeg\" alt=\"Chernoe Yabloko growing outdoors\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173804.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173804.jpeg\" alt=\"Tall indeterminate Black Apple tomato plant\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173723.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173723.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy fruit set on heirloom tomato plant\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173639.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173639.jpeg\" alt=\"Green Chernoe Yabloko tomatoes\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173525.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173525.jpeg\" alt=\"Large cluster of dark tomatoes ripening\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/125-011214173359.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/43\/thumb_125-011214173359.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Black Apple dark tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/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<p>I&#8217;m collecting dark varieties for this year. \ud83c\udf45 But I prefer the sweeter ones. \ud83d\ude0b Does this variety lean more towards acidic or sweet?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow, dacha in Chekhov Region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Elena 62:<br \/>\nDoes this variety lean more towards acidic or sweet?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Probably sweetness, after all.<\/p>\n<p>I repeated Chernoe Yabloko in 2015. I grew it both outdoors in open ground and in a poly-tunnel greenhouse. The yield was good everywhere.<\/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<p>Impressive!!! \ud83d\udc4d Adding it to my list. \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Black Apple in the greenhouse was tall (2 meters \/ 6.5 ft), productive, mid-season ripening. The fruits are medium-sized, burgundy, sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68112_624abe88b9fe0e09f2c3bf6ce8ddc20d36c8d294.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectly round Chernoe Yabloko tomato\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/68114_1ab3d8506d40c279c0e17c3d97221c1c17f3792f.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Black Apple tomato showing juicy flesh\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Chernoe Yabloko (Black Apple) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly productive Russian commercial\/collector&#8217;s variety. The name translates to &#8220;Black Apple&#8221;. It is widely distributed by prominent Russian seed collectors like V. Popenko. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate and very tall. In a greenhouse, it easily reaches 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) and requires sturdy trellising. 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