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Cherokee Purple (Tennessee)

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About Cherokee Purple (Tennessee)

Heirloom from Tennessee cultivated by Native American Cherokee tribe. Very productive plants producing loads of dusky rose to purple colored, 12 oz.-1 lb., beefsteak tomatoes with deep red colors to the interior flesh and dark shoulders. A very popular market variety because of it’s rich, complex and sweet flavors. One of the best tasting heirloom tomatoes.

Culinary Use
Paste / Sauce / Canner / Salad / Slicer
Flavor Profile
Sweet / Well-balanced
Flesh Color
Black / Purple
Fruit Color
Purple
Fruit Shape
Oblate
Fruit Size
Large
Leaf Type
Regular
Maturity
Mid-season
Plant Type
Indeterminate
Species
Solanum lycopersicum
Variety
Heirloom / Open Pollinated

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