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Tomato Cherokee Purple

• Botanical Name: Lycopersicon esculentum

This variety can be traced back more than 100 years to a Cherokee Indian Tribe. The fruit average 280-340g and are noted for their unusual flavour and colour. The thin skin is a deep dusky pink that verges on violet with Brownish purple shoulders. The flesh is dark brick red with greenish gel around the seeds but for all this its flavour is outstandingly sweet and intense. Indeterminate. (80 days)

Heirloom; 20-25 degrees; 7-14 days; 200cm height - Stake; Tender; 1.2; Transplant; 50 seeds; Gourmet.