{"id":2842,"date":"2026-09-18T09:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2842"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:59:21","slug":"black-bison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/black-bison\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bison (Bizon Chernyi) 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;2842&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Black Bison (Bizon Chernyi) 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<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bizon Chernyi (Black Bison)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety, distributed primarily by the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company as part of their &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Tasty Library) series.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate. A tall, very vigorous and powerful plant. Growers note it has a tendency to go vegetative (focusing on leaf growth rather than fruit production).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Dark-colored, very juicy tomatoes. The variety is highly prone to producing &#8220;megablooms&#8221; (fasciated blossoms), which result in misshapen, fused fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Good, rich tomato flavor with a unique aftertaste.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Grower Feedback:<\/strong> Generally reported to have very low yields. Fruits are highly susceptible to severe cracking, even when shaded from the heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk suburbs (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tall, vigorous plant, but the yield is low. The tomato is tasty, with a rich tomato flavor and an unusual aftertaste. Very juicy. Prone to cracking and megablooms (fasciated blossoms). And here is what grew out of those megablooms:<\/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\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Svetlana, whose seeds are these? (Which seed company?)<\/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\">komp1790 (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Member (268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have seeds from &#8220;Poisk&#8221;, three Bisons &#8211; black, orange, and yellow. I haven&#8217;t seen seeds from any other company with this name.<\/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\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk suburbs (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>komp1790 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI have seeds from &#8220;Poisk&#8221;, three Bisons &#8211; black, orange, and yellow. I haven&#8217;t seen seeds from any other company with this name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Persistent \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I found the packet &#8211; it&#8217;s Poisk, &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; series.<\/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\">Semechka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,539 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Krasnoyarsk suburbs (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>komp1790 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nExactly, mine is also Vkusnoteka.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are you getting them ready to plant?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s tasty, of course, but the yield is pretty much nonexistent&#8230; and the fact that it cracked on me is also not good. Very few varieties cracked like that for me. This one and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/chocolate-stripes\/\">Chocolate Stripes<\/a> (Polosatyi Shokolad).<\/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\">komp1790 (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Member (268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll definitely plant the Black one, the photo is very beautiful. I probably won&#8217;t grow the yellow and orange ones. And I can&#8217;t stand cracking either, but I really want to try it.<\/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\">Natalia79 (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,747 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get along with this variety either. Seeds from Poisk, &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; series. At first, both plants struggled and languished as seedlings. I repotted them into different soil, they started growing, I was happy. Planted them out in the garden in their final spot, and they just went completely vegetative (growing all foliage) ???. They put out tiny fruits on the lower trusses, the tomatoes on the 2nd and 3rd trusses were larger, about 100-150g (3.5-5 oz). They cracked from the heat, even though I provided shade for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/2079A73F-8994-4BCE-89F3-D71C5906EC9C.jpeg.a28975061d658e0de00497be7b25fe17.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/2079A73F-8994-4BCE-89F3-D71C5906EC9C.thumb.jpeg.9c6b964bbbe1ff750ea954ae39421c92.jpeg\" alt=\"Cracked Black Bison tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/82DA9182-0764-4697-93D5-923426B71C32.jpeg.8144c82fa1c5082baf0190a96fab194a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/82DA9182-0764-4697-93D5-923426B71C32.thumb.jpeg.517eb2e61204a49049d4d26f6f4a2b12.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Bison tomato cluster\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/B1B68072-DDB1-4D57-908F-CA0EEF658802.jpeg.850c89aca119f7866e70cd084d6b319a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/B1B68072-DDB1-4D57-908F-CA0EEF658802.thumb.jpeg.3b6ba1e94201006a82e00c07ca9bc4a6.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Black Bison tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/8A04E1DB-2ED7-4064-924C-E5EE42FF2E4C.jpeg.a89bfd4319218b2133eadb20a4139d38.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/8A04E1DB-2ED7-4064-924C-E5EE42FF2E4C.thumb.jpeg.e7122811b322ca9b569ab2ac0c8e0eb9.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Bison on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/3B41D483-B961-49E5-8247-A1853F504331.jpeg.16d506e215f375d3d9e2297cc08f61d4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/3B41D483-B961-49E5-8247-A1853F504331.thumb.jpeg.bb61f48458b25b0878d213b120993dc7.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced Black Bison tomato showing interior\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/7C2E57BF-032A-4975-BC07-BD2D9D6A6B89.jpeg.0b98dd4277c2421a833cafd37b0f7a44.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/7C2E57BF-032A-4975-BC07-BD2D9D6A6B89.thumb.jpeg.92625a7a3791db11c2008d5014fd6ec0.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of Black Bison tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/FD91A8F8-31D7-42D3-8A50-8BC4BEED142A.jpeg.fa3a6619479d38445cde5159b66ee89f.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_03\/FD91A8F8-31D7-42D3-8A50-8BC4BEED142A.thumb.jpeg.0b24ec87e51a318b2af3cc9b95972f19.jpeg\" alt=\"Several sliced dark tomatoes\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bizon Chernyi (Black Bison) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety, distributed primarily by the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company as part of their &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Tasty Library) series. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate. 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