]> 2026-05-04T19:50:31-07:00 Cherokee Purple 0 USA 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! black beefsteak large slicer indet. * 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"]. regular midseason 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 open-pollinated heirloom 2003 2004 2005(1) 2008(all sources) 2009(4) 2010(3) 2011*(5) 2014(2) 2021-07-14T11:26:58Z 2459409.9770602 Cherokee Purple Cherokee Purple#001# Augusta, Michigan Cherokee Purple 80 days, medium sized plant produces medium to large (8-16 oz) smooth fruit, dark pink with purplish shoulders, incredibly delicious sweet flavor, one of my favorites. Fruit matures earlier than most large indeterminate heirloom varieties, and production is limited to about one month's duration - it does not keep producing into the fall season. Cherokee Purple is the parent of different variants such as [[Cherokee Green]] and [[Cherokee Chocolate]]. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / PA LE C 91 (Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina) / J.D. Green, Tennessee 1991 1992 1996 and annually since 1999 Cherokee Purple#002# Oblong, Illinois Cherokee Purple 85 days, indet., regular foliage, 6-12 oz fruit, pink-purple wih green shoulders, fair taste, good yield. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / [[Tomato Growers Supply]] 94 Cherokee Purple#003# Sonora, Kentucky Cherokee Purple Variable sizes up to one pound, deep red with a purple cast, 85 days, flattened beefsteaks. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] Cherokee Purple#004# Carman, Manitoba, Canada Cherokee Purple The fruit of Cherokee Purple is a dark purplish pink color and often has green shoulders. The large fruit average 12 oz and are delicious. The plants are very productive and reliable. One of the best! Indeterminate, regular leaf foliage. (75-80 days from transplant). [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / [[vendor::Heritage Harvest Seed|'' '']] [[Heritage Harvest Seed]] '' '' Cherokee Purple#005# Germany Cherokee Purple Pink-purple oblate fruit with green shoulders, indet., one of my earliest beefsteak tomatoes. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / M. Hahm-Hartmann 2005 Cherokee Purple#006# Iron River, Michigan Cherokee Purple 89 days to maturity. Medium to large rose/purple colored. Average height: 2 1/2". Width: 3 1/2". Weight: 8.3 oz - 1 lb. 4 oz. This is a great tasting tomato with a balanced flavor...not too sweet and without the tangy aftertaste. This is our favorite tasting tomato. In our 3b/4a zone we will often have to ripen some of the Cherokee Purple tomatoes off the vine. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / Plant purchased from Ace Hardware 2011 Cherokee Purple#007# Pasadena, Texas Cherokee Purple 80 days, indet., regular leaf, purplish pink dusky fruit to 1 lb, outstanding flavor, a favorite. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/cherokee-purple-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / Glenn Drowns of Calamus, Iowa (IA DR G) Cherokee Green 0 Vorlon 0 Cherokee Tiger Large 0 Cherokee Tiger Black 0 Maralinga 0 Waratah 0 Sturt Desert Pea 0 Tanunda Red 0 Coorong Pink 0 Dwarf Mahogany 0 Kiss The Sky 0 Kookaburra Cackle 0 Cherokee Chocolate 0 Spudakee 0 Related 102 See also 102