Mid season, Regular leaf, Dwarf with Chocolate coloured Oblate fruit between 5oz and 12oz (140g and 340g)
The plants of 'Tasmanian Chocolate' have dark green, rugose
foliage, stout central stems, and grows to three to four feet in height. Perfect for a large pot or garden. The fruits are oblate, ranging from five to twelve ounces, and ripen to a deep mahogany colour. Flavour is full, balanced and delicious.
'Tasmanian Chocolate' originated from a cross between ' New Big Dwarf
' (an historic large fruited pink dwarf) and ' Paul Robeson
', made in 2006 by Patrina Nuske Small in Australia. The variety was further selected and named by Linda Reid of Tasmania. Now past its ninth generation, it is a quite stable open-pollinated variety but still may produce the occasional off-type plant.
Others involved in its development were Craig LeHoullier
, Lee Newman, Greg Fee, Michael Volk, Tim McElroy, Howard Kushner, Paul Fish and Bill Minkey. Dwarf Tomato Project release of 2011
