Cherokee Chocolate
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum · introduced 1995
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-85 days
- Fruit
- purple-black, beefsteak
- Weight
- 10-16 oz
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A stable skin-color mutation of Cherokee Purple found and named by Craig LeHoullier: the clear skin turned amber, converting the purple fruit to a deep mahogany brown while keeping the flavor intact.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-85 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| Fruit weight | 10-16 oz | Typical range for the cultivar, as a consensus across the cited sources. Not a measured mean from any single crop: fruit weight varies with season, spacing and where on the plant the fruit set. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Black Beauty
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Carbon
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Cherokee Purple
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aker's West Virginia
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aunt Gertie's Gold
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aunt Ginny's Purple
78-85 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection