{"id":1617,"date":"2026-09-02T16:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:06:25","slug":"chocolate-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Amazon (Shokoladnaya Amazonka) 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;1617&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;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4&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;4\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chocolate Amazon (Shokoladnaya Amazonka) Heirloom Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;113.5&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: 113.5px;\">\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            4\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Shokoladnaya Amazonka (Chocolate Amazon)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian heirloom variety widely circulated among prominent private seed collectors (such as Popenko and Redko). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Amazon&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, though some growers describe it as medium-tall, reaching about 1.5 m (5 ft) in greenhouses. The plant is sturdy and robust, performing best when pruned to 2 or 3 stems. It requires minimal maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, dark brown-mahogany (chocolate) beefsteaks. Some growers report a slight pear or boat shape. Average weight is 200\u2013250 g (7\u20139 oz). The flesh is very firm and dense.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> A classic, rich tomato flavor. Sweetness levels can vary depending on growing conditions and sun exposure.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Mid-early to mid-season. It sets its lower trusses extremely well and is considered one of the highest yielders in its category.<\/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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Chocolate Amazon in the catalog on the old forum.<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, I couldn&#8217;t find this wonderful variety from Natalya Yaroslavna in our current catalog. If it is still in the catalog, I ask the moderator to merge my post into the thread about this variety.<\/p>\n<p>Indeterminate, mid-season, low-maintenance variety. The fruits are very beautiful, with a good classic tomato taste. The yield is good \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited January 24, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/111-051014031212.jpeg\" alt=\"Shokoladnaya Amazonka dark tomato cross section\" width=\"495\" height=\"502\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/111-051014031229.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe Chocolate Amazon tomato in hand\" width=\"596\" height=\"488\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/111-051014031244.jpeg\" alt=\"Chocolate Amazon large mahogany beefsteak tomato\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" \/><\/div>\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\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety is indeed very worthy! I have been growing it for several years now&#8230; I tried pruning it to both 2 and 3 stems \u2014 the plant is sturdy, quite productive, and the fruits are large with firm flesh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/318-061113014141.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Chocolate Amazon tomato showing meaty interior\" width=\"759\" height=\"600\" \/><\/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\">Maiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Vegetable Grower (406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kirov (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I found a description of this variety looking like this. Tell me, please, are &#8220;Viagra&#8221; and &#8220;Chocolate Amazon&#8221; the same variety?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Chocolate Amazon<\/strong><br \/>\nTomato &#8220;Viagra&#8221; &#8211; from a medical point of view, the fruits of this variety are more of a medicine than a vegetable, because they are distinguished by a much higher (3-4 times higher than a regular tomato) lycopene content. The fruits are brown, with good taste qualities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\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\">tanja <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,618 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Maiya wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI found a description of this variety looking like this. Tell me, please, are &#8220;Viagra&#8221; and &#8220;Chocolate Amazon&#8221; the same variety?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, Viagra doesn&#8217;t resemble Amazon at all, they are different varieties \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>I think Viagra should be in the catalog somewhere \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zelenoglazaya (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (37 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The variety is really good, both in color and taste, but mine had a slightly pear-shaped form.<\/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\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Good variety, tasty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/14-040715115515.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/thumb_14-040715115515.jpeg\" alt=\"Bowl of dark brown Chocolate Amazon tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/76\/14-180715113629.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/76\/thumb_14-180715113629.jpeg\" alt=\"Large mahogany Shokoladnaya Amazonka fruit\" width=\"158\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/76\/14-180715112135.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/76\/thumb_14-180715112135.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful chocolate colored Russian heirloom tomato\" width=\"158\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">PanIrina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,208 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My seeds were from Popenko (a well-known Russian collector). Medium-tall 1.5 m (5 ft), mid-early, it set the lower trusses very well, the tomatoes were not huge, about 200-250 grams (7-9 oz). It is a good variety, but it was missing something for me. It didn&#8217;t turn out very sweet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/12435-300816154345.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/thumb_12435-300816154345.jpeg\" alt=\"Slightly pear shaped Chocolate Amazon tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/12435-300816160457.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/thumb_12435-300816160457.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Shokoladnaya Amazonka tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">fire-cherry (Inga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,156 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Amazon in 2016. Seeds were from Redko. In terms of yield, it was one of the best varieties of the season. The taste was also very worthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Shokoladnaya Amazonka (Chocolate Amazon) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian heirloom variety widely circulated among prominent private seed collectors (such as Popenko and Redko). The name translates to &#8220;Chocolate Amazon&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, though some growers describe it as medium-tall, reaching about 1.5 m (5 ft) in greenhouses. 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