{"id":7146,"date":"2026-11-05T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7146"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:04:36","slug":"petit-chocolat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/petit-chocolat\/","title":{"rendered":"Petit Chocolat Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Petit Chocolat<\/strong> (Little Chocolate) is a French-origin indeterminate<\/strong> cocktail tomato that grows like a multi-locular “miniature beefsteak.” Producing dense, dusky mahogany-brown fruits with an assertive sweet-tart punch, it demonstrates outstanding crack resistance during persistent rain downpours. Left unpruned, it branches into a heavy-yielding powerhouse that stays productive from mid-summer through autumn.
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Grower’s Field Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 8 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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First year running Petit Chocolat. Another true “mini-beefsteak” style cherry (similar build to Yablonelistnyi): multi-locular interior chambers, nicely balanced sweet-tart flavor, rated a solid 4.5 out of 5 on taste. Easily out-yielded Yablonelistnyi.<\/p>\n

Rain Crack Resistance, Sucker Vigor, and Blight Notes<\/h4>\n

One vine was tucked under a shelter cover and held fruit all the way through late September. The outdoor open-ground vine had to be pulled early once late blight moved in, but surprisingly, the outdoor plant actually pumped out a heavier overall harvest before going down. Maturity ranks right around mid-season.<\/p>\n

These cherries are firm and tough: zero splitting from rain, not a single cracked fruit. Never got around to canning any because we scarfed them all down fresh right off the vine.<\/p>\n

We didn’t prune a single sucker, and even the lowest side shoots right near the soil line fruited heavily. Seeds were purchased locally over here.<\/p>\n

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Harvest comparison: Orange Pear, Petit Chocolat, and Yablonelistnyi:<\/strong>
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Full Summary: Growth Habit, Splitting Tolerance, Flavor, and Yield<\/h2>\n