Black Cherry

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Black Cherry
Maturity	early
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	black
Fruit shape	round
Fruit size	cherry
Fruit type	cherry

Contents 1 B.C KO T 2 MAN ST T 3 MI FL J 4 IL LO N 5 GERM SC K 6 TX AN S 7 FRAN SC J 8 Seed Availability

B.C KO T

47 days, indet., regular leaf plant, 7' high, loads of large dusky purple black cherry fruits, sweet, excellent flavor.

Seed Source:

1. Tomato Growers Supply 04

2. Denise Salmon, Vancouver, BC, Canada 03

Year: 2005, 2006, 2009

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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MAN ST T

One of the tastiest cherry tomatoes of the 2005 season. Our customers at the farmer’s market seem to agree. The dark purple cherry tomatoes are born in large clusters on very vigorous plants. Very sweet and delicious fruit is great for eating out of hand or summer salads. Excellent paired with red and yellow cherry tomatoes. Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (70 days from transplant).

Source

Heritage Harvest Seed

Location: Carman, Manitoba, Canada

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MI FL J

Large vines need caging or staking, 66 days, very good production of 1-inch diameter dusky purplish cherry fruits with an excellent sweet tangy flavor.

Source 

NC LE C

Year: 2004, 2005

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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IL LO N

75 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 1 oz purple-black fruit, excellent flavor.

Source 

OH HA J2 04 / Tomato Growers Supply

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

black tomato, cherry type, regular leaf, indet., long continuing harvest until frost, my favourite in 2005.

Source 

GERM SC K 06 / M. Hahm-Hartmann

Year: 2005, 2006

Location: Quitzdorf am See, Germany

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TX AN S

70 days, indet., vigorous regular leaf plants with a high yield of purple-black cherries, superb flavor, one of my favorite cherry types.

Source 

Tomato Growers Supply

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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FRAN SC J

indet., black cherry tomato, very good flavor, sweet. Good yield but it was disease-prone for me.

Source 

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Year: 2008

Location: Nancy, France

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History

• Developed by the late Vince Sapp, husband of Linda Sapp, who owns Tomato Growers Supply , from a natural cross. Released in 2003. The exact parentage of Black Cherry has not been shared.
• Two commercial sources were noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition but this variety has rapidly gained renown in the past few years and is much more widely available now.

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Related (crosses, derived)

• Purple Haze
• Black Pearl
• Psamathe

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors (Catalog)	Seed Savers Yearbook (listings)	Seeds of Diversity - Member Seed Directory
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Dr Tomato Seed Company Gleckler Seedmen - new Gourmet Seed International Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Johnny's Selected Seeds - new Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Solana Seeds The Sample Seed Shop Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens)	17	7
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Gourmet Seed International Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Pinetree Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Twining Vine Garden [1] Terroir Seeds (former Underwood Gardens)	19	.
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heritage Harvest Seed Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest	17	.
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	13	.

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