Cherokee Purple Heart

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Cherokee Purple Heart
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	purple
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit. 2016-08-29.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf plants with wispy foliage. Purple/black heart-shaped fruits, 6-15 oz. Outstanding rich and sweet flavor. (12 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Valery Popenko, Semei, Kazakhstan 15 / Heritage Tomato Seed 15

Year grown: 2016

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

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History

• This was discovered in 2009 as a variant fruit from a Cherokee Purple by Rock Angier of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was introduced commercially in 2013 by Victory Seed Company .

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NC AN R

A heart-shaped morph of Cherokee Purple that has the same texture and flavor, which becomes more intense when fully ripe. Its productivity is similar to that of Cherokee Purple and it is a few days earlier. It has a many-branched growth habit. Fruit averages 10 oz and has a flattened cross-section.

Seed source:

A single, heart-shaped fruit discovered in late 2009. It is a morph, probably of one branch, as no other heart-shaped varieties were being grown. It has since grown true from saved seed.

Year grown: 2010(1), 2011(2), 2012(4), 2013(2), 2014(3), 2015(4)

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit. 2016-08-29.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - original fruit, Nov 2009.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit - 1st grow out, 2010.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit, 2014.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Purple Heart - sliced fruit. 2016-08-29.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - original fruit sliced, Nov 2009.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - ripe fruit sliced, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - seedlings, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - seedlings - closed up at night, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - flowers, 2014.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed . Cherokee Purple Heart - foliage. 2013.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - foliage, 2012.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed . Cherokee Purple Heart - baby fruit. 2013.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed . Cherokee Purple Heart - small green fruit. 2013.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - green fruit, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - green fruit, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - green fruit, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - turning fruit, 2014.

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  Rock Angier (NC AN R), Cherokee Purple Heart - large fruit on 6" disc, 2014.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2016		.	.
2015	Heritage Tomato Seed - sold out Victory Seed Company	.	.
2014	Heritage Tomato Seed - new Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Victory Seed Company - new	.	.
2012		.	.
2011		.	.
2010		.	.
2009		.	.
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2007		.	.