{"id":1764,"date":"2026-09-04T10:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:58:36","slug":"japanese-truffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/japanese-truffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Truffle (Red, Black, Yellow, Orange, Pink) 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;1764&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;Japanese Truffle (Red, Black, Yellow, Orange, Pink) 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 Yaponskiy Trufel (Japanese Truffle Series)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly popular commercial Russian series (often distributed by Biotechnika, Sibsad, and Aelita). Despite the name, it is a Russian heirloom\/commercial line. It comes in up to 6 distinct colors: Red, Pink, Black, Orange, Yellow, and Gold.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Most are indeterminate, growing between 1.2m to 1.8m (4 to 6 ft). <em>Important note:<\/em> The <strong>Black<\/strong> version is widely reported to have Potato Leaf (PL) foliage, while the others are Regular Leaf (RL). Many growers suspect the Black Truffle is identical to the &#8216;Black Pear&#8217; (Chernaya Grusha) variety.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Classic pear or &#8220;truffle\/bag&#8221; shape. They are heavily ribbed at the neck and wider at the bottom. The skin is notably glossy (&#8220;like it was dipped in oil&#8221;). Average weight is 100\u2013200g (3.5\u20137 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Storage:<\/strong> The flesh is dense and meaty. The flavor is generally sweet with a rich tomato profile, but its greatest strength is <strong>long-term storage<\/strong>. These tomatoes can easily ripen off the vine and be stored well into December or January without losing their texture or taste.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Challenges:<\/strong> Some colors (especially Red and Orange) can be susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER) and &#8220;green shoulders&#8221; if potassium or calcium is locked out due to high heat. Yields vary wildly depending on the specific seed packer.<\/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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Japanese Truffle: Red, Pink, Black, and Orange. All from Biotechnika. We tried them for the first year, liked all of them. The yield isn&#8217;t huge, up to 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) per bush, but the taste is excellent. There is more sweetness than acidity, and even after ripening off the vine, the fruits remain firm and tasty. This week my grandchildren had a race to suck down a Red Truffle; before that, Mia asked if I needed more seeds, rating it as the tastiest tomato juice. A special feature of the variety is its shiny skin, a real gloss, especially on the orange one. All 4 varieties limit their own height, max 1.3 m (4.2 ft).<\/p>\n<p>J. Truffle Red.<\/p>\n<p>J. Truffle Orange.<\/p>\n<p>All 4 colors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 20, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914163810.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914163810.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Japanese Truffle cluster\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914164231.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914164231.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffles hanging\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914164634.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914164634.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Japanese Truffle cluster\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914165318.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914165318.jpeg\" alt=\"4 colors of Japanese Truffle\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Black Truffle<br \/>\nOrange<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914165809.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914165809.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Japanese Truffle\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914170147.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914170147.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Japanese Truffle on vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mid-September, Red Truffle.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is the yellow variety, the fifth one, grown by Nadja.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-240914170728.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-240914170728.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffle late season\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Nadija (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,505 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ukraine (USDA Zone 5\/6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the Yellow Truffle I grew.<br \/>\nAnd this is the Black Truffle.<br \/>\nThe tastiest tomatoes!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/11966-180814160018.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/11966-180814160018.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow Japanese Truffle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/11966-270714083635.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/11966-270714083635.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Japanese Truffle cluster\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dzhina (Evgeniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,798 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had the Pink one, really liked it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here you can see how glossy the tomatoes get, like they were dipped in oil. And the greenness at the stem completely disappears upon full ripening, even if they are ripening off the vine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/2212-250914065807.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/35\/thumb_2212-250914065807.jpeg\" alt=\"Glossy Japanese Truffle tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dzhina (Evgeniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,798 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The taste, when they sit and rest for a bit, gets even better (or so it seemed to me).<\/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\">Nadija (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,505 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ukraine (USDA Zone 5\/6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dzhina:<\/strong> The taste, when they sit and rest for a bit, gets even better&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, Zhenya, you are right \ud83d\ude4c As they sit, they become even sweeter \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Katrinka (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,734 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 5\/6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a pity that all Japanese Truffles were put into one thread. They are very different. I grew the Yellow and Black ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japanese Truffle Black.<\/strong> Potato leaf. At first, it didn&#8217;t seem very productive (the clusters were small), but it kept setting tomatoes right up until the frost. In September they started cracking. Tasty and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japanese Truffle Yellow.<\/strong> Regular leaf. The tomatoes are quite dense, store well and tolerate transportation (I love varieties like that), tasty. Most of them went into jars for canning, haven&#8217;t tried them yet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/591-140714021237.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/24\/thumb_591-140714021237.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Japanese Truffle PL\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/591-121014032221.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/37\/thumb_591-121014032221.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow Japanese Truffle\" 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\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadija (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,505 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ukraine (USDA Zone 5\/6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had the Black and Yellow Truffle. Really liked them. The Black ones are still setting fruit in the greenhouse right now \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>Even now there are more green ones on the bush than there were in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/11966-051014144939.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/thumb_11966-051014144939.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Truffle late season\" 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\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatyana Kemerovo (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,694 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Next year I will return to the Japanese Truffles from Biotechnika. I grew Black, Red, Orange, and Gold in the greenhouse. Yield is average, but not low. Tasty (including when canned), ripen off the vine perfectly, and store for a long time. Disease-resistant. They are not fussy to grow, very few suckers. Best to grow in 2 stems. I recommend them to younger growers.<\/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\">Alena Latviya (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,366 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have a great impression of this variety; there was a mismatch between the huge vigorous bush and the low yield, but I bought the English &#8216;Black Truffle&#8217; to try as a black tomato.<\/p>\n<p>Question. I grew various Truffles from Biotechnika, but a long time ago, in 2003-2004. And they were TALL, about 1.70-1.80m (5.5-6 ft). I didn&#8217;t repeat them for years because I disliked the yield. For a black tomato, a low yield is tolerable, but what about the height? Are they really just slightly over a meter tall? Did I really forget these varieties so much that I&#8217;m completely wrong about their height? And also \u2014 is the Black one really potato leaf? (I&#8217;m going to cry now, potato leaf varieties just don&#8217;t like my climate, it seems&#8230;)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, the Black Truffle from Biotechnika has a potato leaf. In terms of height, all 4 colors I grew were about the same, but they were sprawling. Even if they are low-yielding, I will grow them, it&#8217;s an order from my granddaughter. Maybe next year they&#8217;ll show better yields.<\/p>\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 (Irina) <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>I grew the Japanese Truffle (Orange) from Biotechnika. Very tasty and productive \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dona70 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,692 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve tried growing various truffles, but I only want to write about my favorite \u2014 the Golden one. We planted it this year both in open ground and in the greenhouse. Outdoors we didn&#8217;t get any ripe ones, picked them green because June was so cold that the tomatoes turned blue-purple on the vine and nothing set. By the time they recovered, half the summer was gone. But overall we are happy with the quantity, we are still eating them. In the greenhouse, we pruned them to two-three stems, they didn&#8217;t grow taller than 1.2-1.4 m (4-4.5 ft). On the strongest bush, I counted 65 tomatoes, and that was at the end of July, meaning it kept setting fruit (the first photo is that exact bush). The basket has different tomatoes, but all the orange ones are the Golden Japanese Truffle. The taste is quite good, rather sweet with a slight tartness. When all the tomatoes are ripening massively, there are tastier varieties, but when only the late-ripening ones are left, these are among the tastiest. The photo on the plate is from today, the remains of luxury))) Overall, we planted it and will plant it again, plus a bush of pink and black just for exotics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dona70:<\/strong> We&#8217;ve tried growing various truffles, but I only want to write about my favorite \u2014 the Golden one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So a 6th type of truffle has appeared. And not a single one of them is in the State Register.<\/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\">AleksandrS (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Drosera:<\/strong> So a 6th type of truffle has appeared. And not a single one of them is in the State Register.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Svetlana, what does that actually mean? The varieties do exist, right?<\/p>\n<p>Let me rephrase \u2014 what does presence in the State Register mean? Does it impose any obligations on the producer?<br \/>\nOr does it give the consumer any guarantees?<br \/>\nSorry if these are amateur questions \u2014 I just started thinking about the State Register right now \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>AleksandrS:<\/strong> The varieties do exist, right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I just wanted to see the difference between the Yellow and Golden truffles; the State Register lists characteristics for each variety.<\/p>\n<p>I probably can&#8217;t answer your questions \ud83d\ude33, better ask Dmitry. I visit the State Register to compare what grew in my garden with their official description.<\/p>\n<p>They write that they test varieties for &#8220;uniformity, distinctness, stability&#8221;. For some reason, they only test for 2 years \ud83d\ude15<\/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\">AleksandrS (Alexander) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks!<br \/>\nI have 7 different varieties of truffles \u2014 2 &#8220;Miracle Truffles&#8221; and 5 &#8220;Japanese&#8221; of different colors \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nFrom those colors \u2014 there is Japanese Golden, and 2 orange ones (Japanese and Miracle-Truffle Orange) \ud83d\ude09 No yellow one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t plant them this year \u2014 they seemed a bit dry last year.<br \/>\nBut now it turns out they store well and retain their flavor&#8230; I&#8217;ll have to think about them for next year \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dona70 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,692 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The name on the packet is exactly &#8220;Golden Japanese Truffle&#8221;, from Biotechnika.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dona70 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,692 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen Yellow Japanese Truffles for sale from Biotechnika, and on the packet, they are indeed yellow, while the golden ones are orange in color.<\/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\">shtipa (Eirini) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,611 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted the Yellow Japanese Truffle&#8230; didn&#8217;t like it.. \ud83d\ude44<\/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\">Matilda (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,431 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Odessa (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>shtipa:<\/strong> I planted the Yellow Japanese Truffle&#8230; didn&#8217;t like it..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ira, why?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lentyaika (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (171 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Could anyone who specifically grew the Pink Japanese Truffle tell me: what is the plant height in a greenhouse, is it better to grow in 1 or 2 stems, and how does it behave during the seedling stage?<\/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\">shtipa (Eirini) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,611 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Matilda:<\/strong> Ira, why?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, I plant in pots and containers. And it grew into this huge long horse, very few fruits, they were small and sour&#8230; There are plenty of other indeterminate varieties that perform beautifully.<\/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\">Solnyshko (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (24 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>If it is just called &#8220;Red Truffle&#8221; from Sibsad, is it no longer the &#8220;Japanese&#8221; one?<\/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\">Matilda (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,431 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Odessa (USDA Zone 7)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Solnyshko:<\/strong> If it is just called &#8220;Red Truffle&#8221; from Sibsad, is it no longer the &#8220;Japanese&#8221; one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I second this question. Experts, please advise!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I think they are one and the same.<br \/>\nCheck the thread on Long-Storing varieties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">J<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Jynx (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (8 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Matilda:<\/strong> I second this question. Experts, please advise!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m no expert, but I planted Truffle from Sibsad. The bush was shorter \u2014 up to 1 m (3.3 ft), a determinate, and the shape of the tomatoes was different from the Japanese Truffle, plus the taste was worse. Out of all the red ones I&#8217;ve tried, the best is from &#8220;Aelita&#8221;.<\/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\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew the Red and Pink truffles this season, from Biotechnika. Both were quite productive, strangely enough, I liked the Red one more than the Pink. The fruits were almost all the same size, which cannot be said about the Pink one. Fruits ripen simultaneously on several clusters, no blossom drop, it set fruit all the way to the greenhouse roof. I grew it in two stems, one of them split, and then split again. I left three stems and pinched the fourth after a cluster formed. Ended up with a total of 14 clusters with 5-7 fruits in each. Could have been more, but my greenhouse is not very tall, so I have to top them early.<\/p>\n<p>I will definitely plant the Red one again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/13612-180815112940.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/thumb_13612-180815112940.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffle clusters\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/13612-180815112439.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/84\/thumb_13612-180815112439.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Japanese Truffle\" 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Black Truffle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bush appearance: early variety, indeterminate, potato leaf, robust.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fruit set: without skipping clusters.<br \/>\n&#8211; Bush height outdoors on Aug 1st &#8211; about 1.2m (4 ft), on Sept 6th &#8211; 1.2m, the last fruits are ripening.<br \/>\n&#8211; Clusters: dense, 3-4 fruits.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fruit: brownish-burgundy, classic truffle shape.<br \/>\n&#8211; Ripe fruit density: medium.<br \/>\n&#8211; Taste: juicy, tasty, sweetness gets a 5, no cracking, green shoulders remain until the end of fruiting.<br \/>\nFirst impression: a worthy, tasty, sweet truffle.<br \/>\nSeedling rating &#8211; 5, bush &#8211; 4, fruit &#8211; 5, overall variety rating &#8211; 4+. Very huge similarity to the variety &#8216;Black Pear&#8217; (Chernaya Grusha).<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 20, 2015 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/70\/14108-200615093440.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/70\/thumb_14108-200615093440.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Japanese Truffle PL seedling\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/71\/14108-010715045403.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/71\/thumb_14108-010715045403.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Truffle plant\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-010815071554.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-010815071554.jpeg\" alt=\"Potato leaf Black Truffle\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-010815102942.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-010815102942.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Truffle cluster\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-030815142720.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-030815142720.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Truffle pear shape\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/14108-060815153802.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_14108-060815153802.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Black Truffle\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-010815103629.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-010815103629.jpeg\" alt=\"Ripe Black Truffle\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/14108-010815103710.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/80\/thumb_14108-010815103710.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Black Truffle tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>To be honest, before posting new varieties, I always check our catalog.<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t link my Black Truffle to the Japanese one&#8230;<br \/>\nNow I think it is most likely the same line of varieties.<br \/>\nI ask to move this thread, merging it with Japanese Truffle.<br \/>\nAt the very least, the similarity in varieties is obvious.<\/p>\n<p>I only had one question: Are Black Truffle and Black Pear the same variety?<br \/>\nBecause I grew both this year and found absolutely no differences!<br \/>\nEven though I grew them from different seed vendors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Alena:<\/strong> I only had one question: Are Black Truffle and Black Pear the same variety? &#8230; differences found!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is also &#8216;Bedouin&#8217;, the variety is registered in the State Register (unlike all the truffles, which aren&#8217;t in it). Bedouin is often called Black Pear.<br \/>\nAnd it&#8217;s unclear if this is all 1 variety or 2-3 different ones.<\/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\">Alena (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,109 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yeah, a dilemma&#8230;<br \/>\nWell, mine is definitely not Bedouin. Although it&#8217;s similar by description.<br \/>\nThe names &#8220;Black Pear&#8221; and &#8220;Black Truffle&#8221; were not made up by me, they aren&#8217;t working titles, they were taken from the seed packet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ladoga (Anzhela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew the Japanese Golden Truffle this season. Seeds from Dona 70. Excellent tomato in terms of yield, tall, set fruits well despite the lack of heat. Quite good keepers, not dry, maybe just a little bit in the narrow neck part, but tasty, meaty and juicy. In my planting plans for next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/13551-230815092307.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/85\/thumb_13551-230815092307.jpeg\" alt=\"Japanese Golden Truffle sliced\" 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\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Corner of Germany-Luxembourg-France (USDA Zone 7\/8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lentyaika:<\/strong> Could anyone who specifically grew the Pink Japanese Truffle tell me: what is the plant height&#8230; how does it behave during the seedling stage?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As seedlings, they don&#8217;t rush upward until planted in the ground, just like the &#8216;Ildi&#8217; variety (all our other varieties shoot up). The growth energy then increases rapidly, they catch up to other varieties in height up to 1.5 m (5 ft) and in harvest timing. The Pink Truffle bush (Biotechnika) reached 1.5 m and was topped because of the greenhouse roof height, and pushed 2 remaining suckers. The photo of the bush is from today, Oct 7, it&#8217;s already cold, the upper leaves turned blue. It was the first of all varieties to start yielding, outperforming all the ultra-earlies and earlies. It outperformed them because today the bush is 11 months old, I kept it after testing seed germination last year.<\/p>\n<p>Red and Orange ones \u2014 the green near the stem completely disappears when fully ripe or ripened off the vine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/94\/2212-071015150345.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/94\/2212-071015150345.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Japanese Truffle late season\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/94\/2212-071015150727.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/94\/2212-071015150727.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange and Red Japanese Truffles without green shoulders\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" \/><\/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 (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Bedouin, Black Truffle, and Black Pear. \ud83d\ude33 It&#8217;s clearly the exact same variety. And the leaf on all of them is potato leaf. There is also &#8216;Evan&#8217;s Purple Pear&#8217; from Popenko. Exactly the same, but the fruits are slightly smaller, although maybe that&#8217;s because it was growing in a bucket. \ud83d\ude33<\/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\">Galkaspb (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (135 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted Orange and Black Japanese Truffle from Biotechnika. Liked both. Bush height 1.5-1.8 m (5-6 ft). Productive, juicy, store well. I continue planting the Orange one for 3 years now from my own saved seeds. The Black one I&#8217;ll return in 2016, since it&#8217;s one of the best long-storing black tomatoes&#8230; tasty in jars and in salads too, dense, not dry&#8230; \ud83d\ude0b I agree with Alena &#8211; Black Japanese Truffle and Black Pear are the same thing&#8230; planted them side by side = twin brothers..<\/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\">Indya (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,110 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov region (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>3rd year planting Red Japanese Truffle from Biotechnika. Very productive and tasty variety. In the greenhouse, it grew to the ceiling and I had to bend it over. Set tomatoes right up until the frost. Excellent for pickling and stores for a long time.<\/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\">TanyaK (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,162 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Today 2 Truffles from SibSad &#8220;stuck&#8221; to my hands &#8211; Orange and Pink \ud83d\ude33<br \/>\nPlease share your impressions of the SibSad Truffles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I received the Red Japanese Truffle at a forum meetup. Sets fruit very well \u2014 but the first one got Blossom End Rot (BER), 2 clusters straight to the trash, and right away, the ovary was 1 cm (0.4 in) and the tip was already black.<br \/>\nThe bush was flimsy. It topped itself off.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not sure we will be friends in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>herbina:<\/strong> I received the Red Japanese Truffle at a forum meetup. Sets fruit very well \u2014 but the first one got BER&#8230; The bush was flimsy. It topped itself off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Len, that one is from me. I warned you that something &#8220;interesting&#8221; could grow from this seed packing company \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33<br \/>\nI have the same nonsense with one bush, it topped itself, but the second one is growing like a typical indeterminate. The bush structure\/foliage\/fruits are identical. BER appeared on isolated fruits in the third cluster, I treated the leaves with Wuxal Calcium. But I wouldn&#8217;t bet money that this variety will strictly be &#8220;Red Truffle,&#8221; the fruit shape isn&#8217;t exactly right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/127\/2191-010716070156.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/127\/thumb_2191-010716070156.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffle off-type\" 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\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>borchanochka:<\/strong> Len, that one is from me. I warned you that something &#8220;interesting&#8221; could grow from this seed packing company \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And what is the name of this miracle-packer?<br \/>\nI already have several miracle-bushes growing from miracle-packers, I wrote about it \ud83e\udee3.<br \/>\nBut it set fruit earlier and more intensely than other truffles, that&#8217;s a fact.<br \/>\nAnd where do they sell Wuxal Calcium? \ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>herbina:<\/strong> And what is the name of this miracle-packer? &#8230; And where do they sell Wuxal Calcium? \ud83d\udcdd<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Len, the miracle-packer is our local one, &#8220;Russkiy Sad&#8221; on Tonkinskaya-5 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it really sets full clusters, despite everything. If it wasn&#8217;t for the tendency toward BER, it would be priceless.<\/p>\n<p>And I bought the Wuxal in Lipetsk. Galochka (God rest her soul) took me to a farmer&#8217;s supply store. You can&#8217;t find that stuff in our parts \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>borchanochka:<\/strong> Len, the miracle-packer is our local one, &#8220;Russkiy Sad&#8221;&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I practically drenched it with calcium nitrate, we&#8217;ll see. It also ended up in a bad spot, near the entrance, and the soil dries out faster there than deep in the greenhouse. I&#8217;ll try to adjust the watering and see how it behaves.<\/p>\n<p>And the Black Truffle (from the same packer \ud83d\ude04) gave flat-round fruits on the first cluster, but the second one \u2014 normal little truffles \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>herbina:<\/strong> And the Black Truffle (from the same packer \ud83d\ude04) gave flat-round fruits on the first cluster, but the second one \u2014 normal little truffles \ud83d\ude32<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I need to examine my Black Truffle tomorrow \ud83d\ude15, but it seemed normal, bag-shaped \ud83d\ude15 seeds from the same packer \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>borchanochka:<\/strong> I need to examine my Black Truffle tomorrow \ud83d\ude15<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Polina, are your truffles in the greenhouse or outdoors? Maybe the Red one would like it better outdoors? It sets fruit awfully well.<\/p>\n<p>And as for the packer \u2014 I got an absolutely amazing off-type from them, I fell right in love \ud83d\ude04. And your Red Truffle looks pretty good too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>herbina:<\/strong> Polina, are your truffles in the greenhouse or outdoors? Maybe the Red one would like it better outdoors? It sets fruit awfully well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Len, my truffles are in the greenhouse, but there are a couple outdoors (the ones that didn&#8217;t fit \ud83d\ude04). I&#8217;ll try to report back closer to August, maybe even start a garden journal.<\/p>\n<p>As for this specific &#8220;Red Truffle&#8221; \u2014 its fruit set in the greenhouse suits me more than enough \ud83d\udc4d, the whole problem is BER \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p>And generally, if we look at all truffles and pears, a very interesting picture emerges. There are universal ones (for both greenhouse and outdoors), and there are fussy ones, growing either here or there \ud83d\ude04. But I can say one thing for sure: for my conditions, they are far from early, and growing them outdoors is a huge lottery \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p>P.S. We agreed to be on a first-name basis at the meetup \ud83d\ude09 \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Black, Orange, Red, Pink Truffle and Black Pear this season.<br \/>\nRed and Pink truffles for the second season, from my own seeds now.<br \/>\nLast season I wrote that I liked Red better; the same is true this season. So I&#8217;m keeping Red, dropping Pink for now. Plus, it was the only one that cracked after watering.<br \/>\nBlack and Orange Truffle, and Black Pear, I received as seedlings at a local meetup from Polinka-Borchanochka. Polina, thank you very much.<br \/>\nBlack Truffle and Black Pear turned out to be twin brothers. Grew side by side, I could compare. Height, appearance, and taste, everything is identical. Both productive, tasty, store well.<br \/>\nOrange Truffle is just handsome.<br \/>\nAll truffles grew on the side bed in the greenhouse, reached the roof, and bent along the dome. Fruits set right up to the very end, I recently had to top them.<br \/>\nThe Truffles are definitely staying in my planting rotation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/13612-020816002155.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/136\/13612-020816002155.jpeg\" alt=\"Japanese Truffles hanging on vines\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/13612-050816003039.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/13612-050816003039.jpeg\" alt=\"Assortment of Truffle tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alla, did your Orange Truffle have &#8220;green shoulders&#8221;? Because it&#8217;s great in every way, but broad-shouldered. Actually, I lied \u2014 it unexpectedly stored poorly for me. I set it aside for eating later, and it let me down.<\/p>\n<p>And is your Red Truffle prone to BER?<\/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\">Alisa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,406 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>amarant:<\/strong> Black Truffle and Black Pear turned out to be twin brothers. Grew side by side, I could compare. Height, appearance, and taste, everything is identical. Both productive, tasty, store well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for the comparison! Could you tell me, what was the average fruit weight? Do the clusters need to be tied up, or do they not kink from the weight?<\/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\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls, first names only. \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nLena, the Orange one had shoulders while growing, as written above. But when fully ripe, the shoulders disappear. Tomorrow I&#8217;ll try to post a photo of a ripe one.<br \/>\nThere was absolutely no sign of BER on any of the truffles. Stores excellently.<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t tie the clusters, they attach well to the stem.<br \/>\nThe weight of truffles is from 70 to 250 g (2.5-8.8 oz) for individual fruits. Mostly 120-150 g (4-5.3 oz).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/13612-050816001536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/thumb_13612-050816001536.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Truffle green shoulders\" 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\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>amarant:<\/strong> Lena, the Orange one had shoulders while growing, as written above. But when fully ripe, the shoulders disappear.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Means I screwed something up, my shoulders didn&#8217;t disappear, and they stored poorly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/13612-050816001536.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/thumb_13612-050816001536.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Truffle\" 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>herbina:<\/strong> Means I screwed something up, my shoulders didn&#8217;t disappear, and they stored poorly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Len, probably lacked potassium. When there&#8217;s a deficiency, you get both green shoulders and BER.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">DenIra (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,004 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Southwest of Nizhny Novgorod region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I planted Black Truffle, Black Pepper-Shaped, and Cuban Black side by side. Cuban and Pepper-Shaped are very similar, but Truffle threw out this thing on the bottom cluster&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And then it started growing exactly identical to the other two. \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\nAnd I was so hoping for little pears. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/15344-070816071329.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/thumb_15344-070816071329.jpeg\" alt=\"Weird flower shaped Black Truffle\" 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ira, looks more like a flower than a truffle. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">H<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">herbina (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,026 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>amarant:<\/strong> Len, probably lacked potassium. When there&#8217;s a deficiency, you get both green shoulders and BER.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alla, I watered with MKP (Monopotassium phosphate) 3! times and sprayed directly with calcium nitrate from a spray bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Besides it and the &#8216;Japanese Crab&#8217;, nobody else had green shoulders \ud83d\ude1e.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Japanese Truffle GOLDEN from Biotechnika.<br \/>\nNothing memorable about it, neither yield nor taste, just the color \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196722\/364988847.3\/0_17beb9_80517970_orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196722\/364988847.3\/0_17beb9_80517970_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Japanese Truffle\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olyushka-yar (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I planted Pink Truffle from Biotechnika, it turned out quite late, but very tasty. The green shoulders disappeared upon full ripening on the bush.<\/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\">amarant (Alla) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,069 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Well, I remembered that I promised to post a photo of a fully ripe orange one. No green shoulders. I think the photo is from late October. I ate the last vine-ripened one last week, so it stores well. The taste remained very worthy for this time of year. Basically, all colors except Pink are staying on my permanent planting list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/153\/13612-201116150243.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/153\/13612-201116150243.jpeg\" alt=\"Fully ripe Orange Japanese Truffle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/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 Klinsky district, Moscow region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This past season I planted Black and Raspberry Truffle. Both turned out productive, but the Raspberry one seemed tastier to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64762_325f467185434b2939ccdb51207f7f22ff7ba24d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64762_325f467185434b2939ccdb51207f7f22ff7ba24d.jpg\" alt=\"Raspberry and Black Truffle tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ladoga (Anzhela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Last year I planted Japanese Golden Truffle, was very pleased. Quite productive in my conditions, the fruits can store for a while, a bit dry around the bottom, but the fruits themselves aren&#8217;t dry, meaty. I liked them. This year I decided to plant a trendy substitute with the beautiful name &#8216;Peruvian Bag&#8217; (because &#8220;what even is a truffle, pfft&#8221;). Planted two bushes of each in different greenhouses, one per greenhouse. The weather conditions for the last two years were similar \u2014 a lack of a normal summer. Both varieties are very similar in appearance and fruit, but the Truffle was significantly more productive, ripened earlier, and suffered less from the cold and lack of heat. I will repeat Truffle next year.<\/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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ladoga:<\/strong> Last year I planted Japanese Golden Truffle, was very pleased&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anzhela, are the Golden Truffle seeds from Biotechnika?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ladoga (Anzhela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got the seeds from Dona 70, her messages and photos are on the first page of this thread. Hers are from Biotechnika.<\/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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ladoga:<\/strong> I got the seeds from Dona 70&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anzhela, thanks! I also have Biotechnika, I&#8217;ll try it this year.<\/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>Of the truffles, I only planted the Red one. In the greenhouse, it grew on the side in 2 stems and set 5 clusters on one stem, and 3 clusters on the second, with 6-7 tomatoes in each. I recorded 52 fully developed fruits. The taste is also a 4 out of 5. No BER. Didn&#8217;t repeat it, had many other varieties. This year I will plant Golden Truffle. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/17239-281116022428.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/thumb_17239-281116022428.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Japanese Truffle plant\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/17239-281116022324.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/thumb_17239-281116022324.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Japanese Truffle harvest\" 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\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elena 62:<\/strong> Of the truffles, I only planted the Red one. In the greenhouse, it grew on the side in 2 stems and set 5 clusters on one stem, and 3 clusters on the second&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, so there were 8 clusters on one bush? Did I understand correctly? Did they ripen on the bush or did they have to ripen indoors in our climate? I&#8217;ll be planting it from two different collectors!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/17239-281116022428.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/thumb_17239-281116022428.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffle\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/17239-281116022324.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/154\/thumb_17239-281116022324.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Truffle on scale\" 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<blockquote><p><strong>Anyuta:<\/strong> Elena, so there were 8 clusters on one bush? Did I understand correctly? Did they ripen on the bush or did they have to ripen indoors in our climate?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes Anya, 8 clusters on 2 stems. Planted it the year before last. The photo of the red ones is from August 2nd, which means many turned red on the bush by September 10th. \ud83c\udf3a<\/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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elena 62:<\/strong> Yes Anya, 8 clusters on 2 stems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Awesome! \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">okhotnik (Andrey Shchetkin) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (12 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>How are the truffles for pickling\/canning in jars?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ladoga (Anzhela) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,816 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>okhotnik:<\/strong> How are the truffles for pickling\/canning in jars?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I only grew the Golden one. This truffle is not early to ripen here and stores very well, so it didn&#8217;t go into jars for me. It was kept for fresh eating for later consumption. It lay in a box in the pantry for a long time and then went into salads raw.<\/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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ladoga:<\/strong> I only grew the Golden one. This truffle is not early to ripen here and stores very well&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anzhela! When is it best for us to plant the Golden Truffle? February, March?..<\/p>\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\">Podmoskvichka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (690 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov district (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Pink Truffle from Biotechnika. It turned out small and low-yielding. However, I liked the taste, ate them right off the bush while working in the greenhouse. Didn&#8217;t repeat it this year.<\/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\">Agnija (Agniya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (2,530 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov land (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Dears! When was the Orange Japanese Truffle variety released?<\/p>\n<p>Or &#8211; who has been planting it for a long time, before 2006?<\/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\">ekaiva (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Vegetable Grower (590 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Japanese Truffle Orange<\/p>\n<p>Seeds from Sibsad, yield of three per cluster, ripened without green shoulders, the taste is a bit bland, but beautiful, will repeat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/18674-250817090505.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/189\/18674-250817090505.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange Japanese Truffle fruits\" width=\"1000\" height=\"741\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Radanad (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">Beginner (23 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Minsk (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The Pink one grew outdoors \u2014 very productive, but I didn&#8217;t like the taste \u2014 not sweet, the flesh is grainy (like a watermelon), a bit dry. Haven&#8217;t tried it in pickles\/jars yet, but I&#8217;ll drop it in favor of other varieties..<\/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\">Elizara (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,443 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orel (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks for the thread. Read your reviews on them. As much as I am obsessed with all sorts of pears and bags \u2014 conclusion \u2014 I won&#8217;t be planting them.<\/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\">Khrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,426 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk direction (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Japanese Truffle Red&#8221; &#8211; lay in storage until New Year, preserved a very decent taste. Saved seeds on December 22. I will continue to plant this variety. The story with the truffle convinced me once again that I need to step on my own rakes (learn from my own experience).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_12\/612985208_.jpg.28e6bf21d1df80eeafbfd057034f7c8e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_12\/809761351_.thumb.jpg.64fc70c3d893115132ecf9da8ab5505e.jpg\" alt=\"Stored Red Japanese Truffle\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Nadindina (Dina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,550 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Altai (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Of the Japanese ones, I only grew the Pink, the taste and yield suit me. But during this past hot summer, most tomatoes didn&#8217;t just have green shoulders, they had giant shoulders! Potassium apparently wasn&#8217;t being absorbed, even though I fed them generously(( I was surprised that many people grow such small bushes, mine was impossible to measure the height of \u2014 a giant, even growing in multiple stems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Yaponskiy Trufel (Japanese Truffle Series) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly popular commercial Russian series (often distributed by Biotechnika, Sibsad, and Aelita). Despite the name, it is a Russian heirloom\/commercial line. It comes in up to 6 distinct colors: Red, Pink, Black, Orange, Yellow, and Gold. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Most are indeterminate, growing between &#8230; <a title=\"Japanese Truffle (Red, Black, Yellow, Orange, Pink) Tomato review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/japanese-truffle\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Japanese Truffle (Red, Black, Yellow, Orange, Pink) Tomato review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,443,162,211],"tags":[56,33,577,362],"class_list":["post-1764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","category-exotic","category-plum-tomatoes","category-ribbed-tomatoes","tag-canning-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-late-season-storage","tag-pear-shaped-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764","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=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1765,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions\/1765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}