{"id":6094,"date":"2026-10-22T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:58:38","slug":"orange-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/orange-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Elephant (Oranzhevyi Slon) Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Orange Elephant<\/em> (Oranzhevyi Slon) is a determinate<\/strong>, mid-season<\/strong> commercial Russian variety from the Gavrish seed company. While the packet claims massive 1 lb (500 g) fruits, real-world growers consistently report neat, round 5-7 oz (150-200 g) slicers. The flavor is generally considered average to good, but it earns high marks for excellent crack resistance and firm, visually flawless fruits. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Mid-season, medium-height determinate variety. Grown outdoors, the bush got to about 2.3 ft (0.7 m) tall. The fruits are round, bright orange, averaging 5-7 oz (150-200 g) even though the description claims 9-10.5 oz (250-300 g) and up to 1.1 lbs (500 g). Beautiful, uniform, neat slicers that are pretty firm and have good flavor. Yield was about average.<\/p>\n

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Lena, what did the foliage look like? Is it potato leaf like the rest of the “Elephants”?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Zulya, I honestly completely missed that detail and didn’t memorize the foliage type. I’m pretty sure it was just regular leaf, though. The seeds came from a standard commercial store pack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The seeds came from a standard commercial store pack.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the Gavrish seed company?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yep, Gavrish company, from their “Russian Bogatyr” series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gavrish seeds. Regular leaf. The bush got huge for me outdoors, around 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) tall. Not a ton of fruit on it, they sat right around 7 oz (200 g). The flavor was just okay. Overall I wasn’t impressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grew this one in 2016.<\/p>\n

It definitely didn’t hit that 1.1 lbs (500 g) mark they claim, mine averaged 5-6 oz (150-180 g).<\/p>\n

The flavor wasn’t bad, I’d give it a 4 out of 5.<\/p>\n

It didn’t crack on the bush at all, so it gets an A+ for that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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