{"id":6743,"date":"2026-10-30T16:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6743"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:24:34","slug":"la-chan-y-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/la-chan-y-ha\/","title":{"rendered":"La-chan-y-ha Tomato Review &#038; Photos (Chinese Bush Plum)"},"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;6743&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;La-chan-y-ha Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos (Chinese Bush Plum)&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=\"quick-take-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 18px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 25px; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> <strong>La-chan-y-ha<\/strong> is a compact, <strong>determinate bush<\/strong> paste tomato of <strong>Chinese origin<\/strong>, highly valued in cold Siberian regions for its reliability. Plants stay under <strong>32 inches (80 cm)<\/strong> tall while pumping out dense clusters of elongated scarlet plums measuring up to <strong>3 inches (8 cm)<\/strong> long. Unlike many rubbery commercial processing types, the fruit are firm and meaty while retaining surprisingly good, sweet flavor, making them ideal for whole-canning, sauce, and drying. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== DISCUSSION HEADING ===== --><\/p>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 2b\/3a Experience)<\/h2>\n<p><!-- ===== FORUM POSTS ===== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Agnia Agarthy (Nina Prytkova) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Member (98 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tomsk, Western Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 2b\/3a)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Bred in China. The bush tops out around 32 inches (80 cm) tall.<\/p>\n<p>Fruit are brilliant scarlet plums growing up to 3 inches (8 cm) in length. They are dense and meaty without being tough or woody, and surprisingly tasty despite the firm texture.<\/p>\n<p>A very heavy cropper that loads up with gorgeous, packed trusses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/1622312223_---.jpg.d92e02f97acffe7e6bc7056e52f10ba1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/786199670_---.thumb.jpg.f5d6e114cb4e83904f1b0483c02b8d43.jpg\" alt=\"La-chan-y-ha loaded cluster of elongated plum tomatoes on bush, photo by Agnia Agarthy (1)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/1116148822_.jpg.2e9053f91a0c965c03563550edbdbc83.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/230183242_.thumb.jpg.9477da7e324e425fc8fd42b7167aee38.jpg\" alt=\"La-chan-y-ha harvested scarlet paste tomatoes, photo by Agnia Agarthy (2)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== FULL SUMMARY ===== --><\/p>\n<div id=\"full-summary\" class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Full Summary: Plant Habit, Fruit Qualities &amp; Kitchen Utility<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Compact determinate bush tomato reaching approximately 2.5-2.7 ft (up to 80 cm). Excellent candidate for small spaces, low tunnels, or container growing without requiring aggressive staking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Elongated, cylindrical scarlet plums\/paste tomatoes reaching up to 3 inches (8 cm) long. Trusses set tightly with high fruit density.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Texture &amp; Flavor:<\/strong> Dense and meaty with thick walls and low water content. Avoids the cardboard texture common in many processing paste varieties, offering pleasant, sweet, genuine tomato flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udce6 <strong>Culinary Uses:<\/strong> Built for processing. Exceptional for whole-fruit canning, pastes, sun-drying, and freezing without turning into mush upon thawing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0e <strong>Proven Climate:<\/strong> Grown with great success in the severe subarctic continental conditions of Western Siberia (Tomsk, USDA Zone 2b\/3a).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== CTA ===== --><\/p>\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 La-chan-y-ha or other Chinese paste varieties?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">How did it yield in your climate and what were your favorite ways to preserve it? Tell us below!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== EDITOR'S NOTE ===== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note: Chinese Cultivars in Siberian Gardens<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>La-chan-y-ha<\/em> (a Russian transliteration of a northern Chinese variety name) represents a unique category of tomatoes commonly shared across Siberian seed exchanges. Because gardeners in southern and western Siberia face short, intense summers with rapid temperature drops in August, compact determinates bred in Northern China are highly sought after. They are bred for quick fruit set, concentrated ripening, thick skins that resist cracking during monsoon-like late-summer storms, and heavy solids needed for shelf-stable winter canning.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: La-chan-y-ha is a compact, determinate bush paste tomato of Chinese origin, highly valued in cold Siberian regions for its reliability. Plants stay under 32 inches (80 cm) tall while pumping out dense clusters of elongated scarlet plums measuring up to 3 inches (8 cm) long. 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