Cherokee Tiger Large

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Cherokee Tiger Large
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red, striped
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	unknown
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

B.C KO T

Compact bushy plants with beautiful chartreuse regular leaf foliage. Fruits are red with golden stripes, beefsteak type with ruffled shoulders, beautifully shaped with striking colors. 7-12 oz. Excellent flavor, more acidic than sweet. (15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Dean Slater, Michigan 13 (F5 seeds)

Year grown: 2013

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

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History

• The original cross was made by Bill Jeffers by crossing Cherokee Purple with a tiger striped dwarf tomato variety (Bonte Tigret?). Selection work was carried on by Dean Slater of Michigan. It is unclear how stable this is in F6 generation (2013), but it should be very close!

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Related

• Cherokee Tiger,
  
• Cherokee Purple,
  
• Cherokee Tiger Black

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - plant. 2013-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - plant. 2013-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - plant. 2013-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - plant. 2013-07-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Cherokee Tiger Large - sliced fruit. 2013-09-03.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2016	.	.
2015	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2013		0	.
2012		0	0
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