| Country
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USA +
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| Description
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Indet., regular leaf plant with dark purple beefsteak fruit, 6-16 oz. Outstanding producer. Excellent taste, no core. Fruits have clear skin and some green shoulders that do not affect texture or taste. One of our favorite black tomatoes!
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| Fruit color
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black +
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| Fruit shape
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beefsteak +
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| Fruit size
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large +
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| Fruit type
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slicer +
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| Growth habit
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indet. +
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| History
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* Cherokee Purple was sent to Craig LeHoul … * Cherokee Purple was sent to Craig LeHoullier by John D. Green of Sevierville, Tennessee, in 1990 as an unnamed variety. The original letter sent with the seeds that describes all that is known of its history is referenced here [http://nctomatoman.topcities.com/Reference/CherokeePurple.jpg]. Mr. Green got the variety from a woman who, in turn, received them from her neighbor. The neighbor claimed that they have been in their family for 100 years, originally receiving them from the Cherokee Indians. Craig named the variety and listed it in the SSE yearbook the year after he first grew them (1990). He also sent seeds to [http://www.southernexposure.com/index.html Southern Exposure Seed Exchange], then, a few years later, [http://www.johnnyseeds.com/default.aspx?source=google_johnny_s_selected_seeds_e&gclid=CLrc6ojxkpACFReyhgodoT4N5Q Johnny's Selected Seeds].
* 60 commercial sources noted for 2004 in [http://www.seedsavers.org/products.asp?dept=85 Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition].
* One of the varieties described in [http://www.amazon.com/Smith-Hawken-Heirloom-Tomatoes-American/dp/0761114009/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195655982&sr=1-1 Carolyn J. Male's book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden"]. irloom Tomatoes for the American Garden"].
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| Leaf
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regular +
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| Maturity
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midseason +
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| Member code
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Category:B.C KO T +
, Category:MI FL J +
, Category:IL LO N +
, Category:KY ST M +
, Category:MAN ST T +
, Category:GERM SC K +
, Category:MI MA D +
, Category:TX GU R +
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| See also
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Cherokee Chocolate +
, Cherokee Green +
, Cherokee Purple, Potato Leaf +
, Cherokee Purple, Pink +
, Cherokee Purple Heart +
, Cherokee Jumbo +
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| Seed source
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1. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-pu … 1. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds]
: 2. Dan and Val McMurray of Wynndel, British Columbia, Canada (B.C MC D) 05
: 3. James Yerxa, Canada 05
: 4. Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 08
: 5. [[NESeed]] 12
: 6. Plant from a local Home Depot nursery 04 . Plant from a local Home Depot nursery 04
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| Variety type
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open-pollinated +
, heirloom +
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| Vendor
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Tomato Growers Supply +
, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +
, Gleckler Seedmen +
, Johnny's Selected Seeds +
, Pinetree Seeds +
, TomatoFest +
, Good Mind Seeds +
, Sand Hill Preservation Center +
, Skyfire Garden Seeds +
, Totally Tomatoes +
, Heritage Harvest Seed +
, Reimer Seeds +
, Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie +
, Heirloom Seeds +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Heritage Tomato Seed +
, J&L Gardens +
, Solana Seeds +
, The Sample Seed Shop +
, Trade Winds Fruit +
, Delectation of Tomatoes +
, Double Helix Farms +
, Fedco Seeds +
, Gourmet Seed International +
, Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds +
, J.W. Jung Seed Company +
, Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
, Seeds of Change +
, Snow Seed +
, Swallowtail Garden Seeds +
, Territorial Seed Company +
, Twining Vine Garden +
, Two Wings Farm +
, Category:KY ST M +
, Burpee +
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| Year grown
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2003 +
, 2004 +
, 2005(1) +
, 2008(all sources) +
, 2009(4) +
, 2010(3) +
, 2011*(5) +
, 2014(2) +
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| Categories |
Tomato Variety List +
, Tomato Seeds +
, Black Tomatoes +
, Indeterminate Tomatoes +
, Regular Leaf Tomatoes +
, Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Beefsteak Tomatoes +
, MI FL J +
, IL LO N +
, TX GU R +
, GERM SC K +
, B.C KO T +
, MAN ST T +
, KY ST M +
, AK SH S +
, MI MA D +
, TN MA T +
, 100 Heirloom Tomatoes +
, Tatiana's 2009 Growout List +
, Tatiana's 2010 Growout List +
, Tatiana's 2014 Growout List +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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14 July 2021 11:26:58 +
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