Sun Gold vs SunSugar
The famous orange cherry and its crack-resistant sibling.
| Sun Gold | SunSugar | |
|---|---|---|
| Breeding | F1 hybrid | F1 hybrid |
| Growth habit | Indeterminate | Indeterminate |
| Days to maturity | 57-65 | 60-62 |
| Fruit color | apricot-orange | golden-orange |
| Fruit size class | cherry | cherry |
| Typical weight | - | - |
| Primary uses | snacking | snacking |
| Introduced | 1992 | - |
| Documented resistances | 2 | 2 |
| Saves true from seed | No (F1) | No (F1) |
Measured against each other
These two have never been grown in the same trial AMSeed holds. Every difference in the table above is a difference between what each variety's own sources say about it, which is not the same as a difference between the varieties. Two catalogs counting days from different starting points, or reporting fruit weight from different seasons and soils, can differ by more than the seed does.
Where head-to-head measurements do exist: the trial record · what else we do not know
Disease resistance
Sun Gold
SunSugar
Traits
Both: F1 Hybrid, Indeterminate, Orange, Cherry, Early Season, Snacking
Only Sun Gold
Nothing unique in the recorded traits.
Only SunSugar
- Crack-Resistant
Origins
Sun Gold
Bred by Tokita Seed of Japan and introduced in 1992, the apricot-orange cherry whose tropical-sweet flavor made it the single most beloved cherry tomato in American gardens and farmers markets. Prone to splitting; nobody cares.
SunSugar
Sun Gold's crack-resistant sibling: nearly the same candy flavor in a golden cherry that holds together after rain.
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, 2 seed catalogs and 1 community collection. No independent reference documents this yet.
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog
- Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners · Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Community Collection