{"id":5231,"date":"2026-10-13T09:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5231"},"modified":"2026-10-13T09:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:47:34","slug":"stone-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/stone-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Flower Tomato Review & Photos: A Rugged Tree-Type Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Kamenny Tsvetok (Stone Flower) is a rugged, tree-type determinate<\/strong> bush variety bred for outdoor growing. It is known for producing incredibly dense, rock-solid red fruits that store for a very long time. However, grower reviews are heavily polarized. While some praise its yields and utility for canning\/storage, others report that it tastes worse than a bland supermarket tomato, going so far as to call it a “spitter.” Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Yaroslavna (Natalya) \u2b50 Pro Grower (6,274 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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An early, tree-type determinate for growing outdoors in the dirt. Pumps out dense, bright red fruits. Fruit weight runs about 7-9 oz (200-250 g). It is a massive yielder even up here in our short season (my original seeds came from the Sumy region). It throws trusses of 6-8 perfectly round, uniform fruits with firm, fragrant flesh.
\nThey hold up forever on the counter after picking. Great all-purpose tomato for canning and processing.<\/p>\n

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Elena62 (Elena) \ud83c\udf31 Vegetable Grower (443 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Natasha, your Stone Flower looks absolutely gorgeous. Definitely adding this one to my grow list for next year!!! \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pani Tomat (Irina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In my garden, this one acted way more like a mid-season variety. \ud83c\udfa9<\/p>\n

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Ordered my seeds from Redko. Absolute biggest disappointment of the summer \ud83d\ude41
\nDescription from my notes (based on Redko’s site and forum reviews): Tree-type, early, round, 7-9 oz (200-250g), heavy producer, red, super long shelf life. Grown outdoors.
\nWell, at first it completely disappointed me with fruit set. Just a couple of puny ones. Eventually it managed to push out a few decent clusters of medium-sized tomatoes. I tried the very first one that ripened on the plant and literally spit it out. I haven’t even tasted cardboard like this from a winter supermarket! Hard to even describe it: hard as a rock, mealy, bone-dry, and absolutely zero flavor. No tang, no sweetness, just a really nasty aftertaste.
\nI picked one and set it on the counter to save seeds (just in case). Cut it open a week later… and the seeds had already sprouted inside! And the flavor somehow got even worse. Didn’t even bother saving the seeds \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Because the fruits are so ridiculously dense, they take forever to bulk up. For me it acted like a mid-late season. But I actually kind of like it for those rock-solid little bricks. Mine were definitely on the smaller side, maybe 4.5 oz (130 g) max, and the plant didn’t set a ton of clusters, so you really need to run several bushes to get a decent crop.
\nThe flavor… yeah, totally falls short. Let’s just call it what it is: bland. But… it’s not a complete disaster. Since they store like rocks, being able to chop them into a salad in late fall when absolutely nothing else in the garden is alive is still a blessing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage<\/h2>\n