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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Kleopatra is a highly productive, tree-type dwarf<\/strong> variety featuring potato leaves and a very stout, sturdy main stem. It produces beautiful raspberry-yellow striped plum tomatoes weighing around 2.8-3.2 oz (80-90 g). Growers love its massive yields (up to 11 lbs \/ 5 kg per plant) and extreme ruggedness late into the season. The fruits are exceptionally firm\u2014almost crunchy\u2014making them absolutely perfect for canning without splitting. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Kleopatra. A raspberry-yellow striped plum, 2.8-3.2 oz (80-90 g). It’s a stout tree-type bush, extremely heavy yielder, up to 11 lbs (5 kg) per plant. Grows to about 28 inches (70 cm) tall. Planting spacing is 3 ft by 1 ft (90×30 cm), and I pruned all the suckers below the first fruit cluster.<\/p>\n

In the photos: the ones with green stripes are unripe, and the ones with gold stripes are the fully ripe beauties. I highly recommend starting seeds in February. It was a bit late for me, so I’ll definitely grow it again but start it earlier.<\/p>\n

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Elena, how did you like the flavor on this one?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nElena, how did you like the flavor on this one?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Galina, it’s just your standard tomato flavor, definitely not sour though. I started the seeds a bit late, so I had to pick them slightly underripe and let them finish ripening indoors. If I had let them ripen fully on the vine, I bet they would have really shown their true colors.<\/p>\n

I’m starting them in February this year. Loved the yield and the look of them, plus it’s a really sturdy tree-type plant. It has potato leaves too. Just a gorgeous little bush packed with stunning fruits!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Extremely rugged variety. By October everything else in the garden was dead and dried up, but this one pushed out a new sucker and managed to set about 5 more fruits. I even ate one of them. The fruits are incredibly firm, they literally crunch when you bite into them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nExtremely rugged variety… The fruits are incredibly firm, they literally crunch when you bite into them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And they stay super firm when canned too, the skins don’t split at all. Honestly, I\u2019d almost prefer them to be a little softer \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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