Cherokee Purple Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum
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Plant Details
| Variety | Cherokee Purple Tomato |
| Pronunciation | Like-OH-purr-see-cone es-COE-len-tum |
| Category | Edibles |
| Subcategory | Fruiting Vegetable |
| Type | Heirloom |
| Habit | Indeterminate |
| Frost Tolerance | Very Tender: 38° |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun: 8-12 hrs |
| Height | 60–72 in |
| Width | 24–36 in |
| Spacing | 1.5× width |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Uses | Purple; Large fruit; BEEFSTEAK; SLICING; Above 50° is optimal; 40° is minimal |
Description
As valuable for its flavor as it is for its unusual look, these tomatoes have intense violet purple hues and are very juicy. A true heirloom plant believed to have originated more than 120 years ago on the Cherokee nation in Tennessee. 8-13 oz.
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