{"id":3129,"date":"2026-09-21T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:18:53","slug":"banan-pestryi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/banan-pestryi\/","title":{"rendered":"Banan Pestryi (Speckled Banana) 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;3129&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Banan Pestryi (Speckled Banana) 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\">Share your rating<\/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): Banan Pestryi (Speckled Banana)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company, part of their special &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Flavor Library) line. The name translates to &#8220;Speckled Banana&#8221; or &#8220;Variegated Banana&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, tall, and vigorous. It is a late-season producer that will keep setting fruit right up until the autumn frosts. Does well both outdoors and in the greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Elongated, striped red-and-yellow paste tomatoes. Most fruits feature a distinct &#8220;beak&#8221; or nipple at the blossom end. <strong>Note on Genetics:<\/strong> Growers report some instability with this commercial seed\u2014you might encounter off-types with wild shape variations or even yellow fruits. Like many elongated paste varieties, it is susceptible to Blossom End Rot (BER). Great shelf life.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Utility:<\/strong> Highly debated! Many growers find the flesh incredibly dense and &#8220;dry&#8221;, making it a mediocre fresh slicer but an absolute top-tier processing tomato (perfect for sauce, canning, or dicing and freezing). Others report getting sweeter, meatier fruits.<\/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\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nessi (Nelya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,451 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Got mine from the Poisk seed company (their Vkusnoteka line). Gorgeous tomatoes, but the flesh is on the dry side. I&#8217;d rate them a 4 out of 5. Average yield. Indet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/5994-070714013835.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/thumb_5994-070714013835.jpeg\" alt=\"Banan Pestryi speckled banana tomato\" 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\">Rusalka <span class=\"author-stats\">User (658 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Beautiful little beaked tomatoes. Is it an indet? Does it get really tall?<\/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\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,360 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rusalka:<\/strong> Beautiful little beaked tomatoes. Is it an indet? Does it get really tall?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, tall indet. Mine was also from Poisk. Grew it outdoors in open ground, pruned to 2 stems. Yield was solid, but only one tomato actually looked like a banana shape \ud83d\ude02. Firm, beautiful. Honestly don&#8217;t remember the taste\u2014by that time of the season I was completely tomato&#8217;d out \ud83d\ude48. But it&#8217;s definitely not a fresh slicer variety\u2014most likely intended for processing and freezing in chunks \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/166-290814230930.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_166-290814230930.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested striped paste tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/166-290814231214.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_166-290814231214.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of Banan Pestryi tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/166-290814231335.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_166-290814231335.jpeg\" alt=\"Bowl of ripe Banan Pestryi tomatoes\" 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\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nessi (Nelya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,451 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My daughter said they actually held their flavor in the fridge all the way until November.<\/p>\n<p>She gave me strict orders to grow them again. Mine were all long with that little pointed beak on the end.<\/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, Russia (USDA Zone 2b)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nessi, I must have gotten crossed seeds (an off-type), because mine turned out <em>so<\/em> incredibly dry&#8230; Even though it was from the exact same &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiyanka1 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,167 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nessi:<\/strong> Got mine from the Poisk seed company (their Vkusnoteka line). Gorgeous tomatoes, but the flesh is on the dry side. I&#8217;d rate them a 4 out of 5. Average yield. Indet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I also grew three plants of Speckled Banana from the Poisk Vkusnoteka line. Two outdoors and one in the greenhouse. Grew fine in both spots, yield was average. But there were definitely some genetic surprises: one plant threw yellow striped tomatoes (the stripes faded a bit when fully ripe). Shapes were all over the place&#8230; but almost all of them had the &#8220;nipple&#8221; at the blossom end.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s definitely not an early variety, but it kept fruiting right up until the frost. In one of the photos, you can see 3 of them lying on the bottom right, red and yellow ones&#8230; you can clearly see the shapes are inconsistent.<\/p>\n<p>Flavor-wise, they seemed pretty &#8220;meh&#8221; to me&#8230; especially if you have other, tastier varieties around \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/5994-070714013835.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/22\/thumb_5994-070714013835.jpeg\" alt=\"Banan Pestryi on plant\" 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\">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, Russia (USDA Zone 6a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Speckled Banana wasn&#8217;t dry at all. Yield was average (but definitely not low), and the tomatoes were meaty and sweet. You can clearly see in the cross-section photo that it isn&#8217;t dry. The ones on the scale in my photo aren&#8217;t even the biggest ones, they are actually kinda small.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I can complain about is that it caught Blossom End Rot (BER).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/14-040715120011.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/72\/thumb_14-040715120011.jpeg\" alt=\"Striped banana tomato on the vine\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/14-271015090752.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/thumb_14-271015090752.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested striped paste tomatoes\" width=\"159\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/14-271015090821.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/thumb_14-271015090821.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato slices showing juicy flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/14-271015090840.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/96\/thumb_14-271015090840.jpeg\" alt=\"Banan Pestryi tomatoes on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Banan Pestryi (Speckled Banana) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A Russian commercial variety from the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; seed company, part of their special &#8220;Vkusnoteka&#8221; (Flavor Library) line. The name translates to &#8220;Speckled Banana&#8221; or &#8220;Variegated Banana&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, tall, and vigorous. 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