{"id":1551,"date":"2026-09-01T13:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:42:47","slug":"chocolate-zebra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-zebra\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Zebra (Shokoladnaya Zebra) Siberian 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;1551&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;Chocolate Zebra (Shokoladnaya Zebra) Siberian 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 Shokoladnaya Zebra (Chocolate Zebra)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety (released by Siberian Garden \/ SibSad). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Zebra&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate \/ Semi-dwarf. The bushes are quite compact, usually growing only 1 to 1.2 meters (3.2 to 4 ft) tall. Despite their small stature, they are incredibly productive. Growers recommend training them to 2 or 3 stems.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks with a stunning dark striped pattern. The fruits are surprisingly massive for such a short plant, typically weighing 250-450g (9-16 oz), with some reaching over 600g (1.4 lbs).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Good, meaty tomato flavor. Opinions vary slightly: some growers find it to be their top-tasting striped variety, while others rate it slightly below the famous <em>Chocolate Stripes<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Early to mid-early. It is known to start ripening significantly earlier than taller striped varieties.<\/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\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Valentina-11 (Valentina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (49 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Poltava, Ukraine (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Shokoladnaya Zebra is in the top tier of the best tomatoes I grew in &#8217;21.<\/p>\n<p>Grown in Poltava. Open ground. The bush is 1m-1.2m (3.2-4 ft) tall. I trained it mostly to 2 stems (maybe 3). Early, mid-early season. The fruits are large, 250-450 g (9-16 oz). Beefsteak type. It is very similar to <em>Chocolate Stripes<\/em> (\u041f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0430\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u0448\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0434) and <em>Amur Tiger<\/em> (\u0410\u043c\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0438\u0433\u0440), except the plant is shorter. And for me, it tasted better initially and ripens much earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/521564441__viber_2021-08-10_09-22-13-554.jpg.dafa4f98563a2f07b62e031531acbd53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1344789978__viber_2021-08-10_09-22-13-554.thumb.jpg.96b9553d409e95cd6ca35b848fed97aa.jpg\" alt=\"Shokoladnaya Zebra large striped tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/406854077__viber_2021-08-10_09-20-47-529.jpg.04769cb4464845ee60d5ca11f65e68a3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1783834578__viber_2021-08-10_09-20-47-529.thumb.jpg.d9eda22e40b097806a17a75a0db896dc.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark striped skin of Chocolate Zebra tomato\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/1174971843__viber_2021-08-10_09-23-28-104.jpg.10b9337c46deb5ea66c4ff0bfe6790c1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/726361024__viber_2021-08-10_09-23-28-104.thumb.jpg.0ede9c91b04d22a01c0785bef6bd2fd8.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of Shokoladnaya Zebra showing dense flesh\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/598374177__viber_2021-09-19_07-24-39-490.jpg.e45922d9d426fae41602be5360b8409c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/264854740__viber_2021-09-19_07-24-39-490.thumb.jpg.f0d57e5354c4b37bae889859829ddee2.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of Chocolate Zebra tomatoes in open ground\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yulia Antsifrova (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Member (191 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Medyn, Kaluga Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Shokoladnaya Zebra from Siberian Garden (SibSad) in the greenhouse this year. I really liked the bush\u2014average height is 1m (3.2 ft), very productive. The fruits are oblate (flattened-round) with a wonderfully beautiful color. And they are very large for such a small plant! The weight range was 180-662g (6-23 oz), predominantly large tomatoes, very few small ones (180-200g).<\/p>\n<p>However, taste-wise it was just average for me; it lost by a wide margin to <em>Kozula 179<\/em> and the leader among striped ones for flavor, <em>Chocolate Stripes<\/em>. Nevertheless, I liked the variety. I&#8217;m starting to build a collection of interesting semi-dwarfs (compact determinates) exactly like Shokoladnaya Zebra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/2.jpg.2bacbfe655b6820b0cb6639f49582407.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/2.thumb.jpg.140dfc2f61354774e2041e38d4c6c409.jpg\" alt=\"Large striped oblate tomato hanging on compact plant\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/3.jpg.3d9ed40e18c004d5ae5d5c89bfba3585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/3.thumb.jpg.2d4894a41c22e07f4342f6587c12ff35.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy truss of Shokoladnaya Zebra\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/1.jpg.c57c6ce63d073bae606be871148eb872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/1.thumb.jpg.6e7da682e59f054cd99d423ab90e6c02.jpg\" alt=\"Productive semi-dwarf tomato plant in greenhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/5.jpg.16ac547bccd831ff04c61b853de0718a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/5.thumb.jpg.8756528a1f44f4bedb3bf3338487f12a.jpg\" alt=\"Yulia's harvest of large bicolor tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/6.jpg.992c3c8900e54686cef26dfd44847343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/6.thumb.jpg.efb913f3ee794bdcce3f86bc4bb053c2.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested Chocolate Zebra tomatoes on a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/7.jpg.564718a31dd9262b5572884273af27c4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/7.thumb.jpg.c342b10ef2cdff5f242bc1c3b711a3be.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark tomato showing internal colors\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/4.jpg.d6f707a7bbd16f1b07f35f008269c1b9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_10\/4.thumb.jpg.88480be9a45723c999c49c12cc08864d.jpg\" alt=\"Massive 662g Chocolate Zebra tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_114011.jpg.30cba78f9abe22837f751ea9a1de1cd6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_114011.thumb.jpg.23c0da5810a582f604197e57b9f2be39.jpg\" alt=\"Vera's Shokoladnaya Zebra tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_114341.jpg.46ccb7a815602f6073d223a326c05e3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250822_114341.thumb.jpg.a5fbb25adfbb3149c316097281082232.jpg\" alt=\"Dark striped skin detail\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Shokoladnaya Zebra (Chocolate Zebra) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial Russian variety (released by Siberian Garden \/ SibSad). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Zebra&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate \/ Semi-dwarf. The bushes are quite compact, usually growing only 1 to 1.2 meters (3.2 to 4 ft) tall. Despite their small stature, they are incredibly &#8230; <a title=\"Chocolate Zebra (Shokoladnaya Zebra) Siberian Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-zebra\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chocolate Zebra (Shokoladnaya Zebra) Siberian Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,66,52],"tags":[19,74,72,30,82,23,49],"class_list":["post-1551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-purple-tomatoes","category-bicolor","category-bush-and-dwarf","tag-dark-tomato","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-open-ground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551","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=1551"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1553,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551\/revisions\/1553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}