How large is Black Plum
 

Looking at the internet descriptions and Youtube, the sizes run all over the place. I've seen up to 4" long, but more commonly (including TomBase) it's more like 1-1/2 - 2" by 1" (or so). The youtube video that I found had them growing in a 5-gal. bucket and they appeared to be maybe a bit over an inch long. Some insightful descriptions just say "small." :roll:

Surely someone here has grown them. Could you share your results?

-GG

A little over and inch long and about an inch wide more or less.
They are small and perfect for salads and eating out of hand.
Good producers in the south and taste great.
If someone were to ask me what would be the first black tomato to grow and taste it would be black plumb.
This being if they were inexperienced in tomato growing and heirlooms because they are more or less easy to grow and will produce a tomato.
Unlike some of the others people try and fail at.

Worth

Thanks!

I think there are two varieties circulating as Black Plum.
I have seen many pictures on the internet which look slightly pear shaped and smaller sized.
None of mine were ever pear shaped, and I grew them a few years. Robust looking plant, fruits were nice size, maybe 3 oz, some maybe more. Very very steady in production no matter the conditions, which makes them quite productive despite the somewhat low truss weight (about 8 per truss). They had unusually big seeds, the biggest seeds I've seen on a tomato this size, and quite seedy, certainly not a paste. Texture was on the mealy side, somewhat prone to cracking, taste is ok.
If you want a dependable, cold tolerant tomato (not early though), this is not a bad choice, but taste isn't up to the black beefsteaks.

Thanks, zipcode. I wondered about more than one version of this, also. I saw pics that look as you describe, as well as those that look more like a typical grape tomato. I ordered some of what are shown as the smaller ones, so I hope that is what I get. Anyway, one plant in a bag, so we'll see. I've seen a couple of videos that show that the foliage looks different, also.

Here is what I'm hoping for:
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWcHIfd7eY[/url]

-GG

I've grown it for a long time. I believe I got my original seeds from Seed Savers public catalog. It's been too long ago to be sure any more tho. Mine are a nice plump, somewhat larger grape. But not as large as Juliet. What I like about them is that they are productive and quite uniform, rarely split, unlike pear varieties that seem to always split.
[url]https://www.seedsavers.org/black-plum-tomato[/url]

Carol

I got mine from tomato growers supply.
Worth

Plum large grape for me also, a favorite