Beefsteak tomato 'Cherokee Chocolate'
- Product number: 295270
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
This beautiful, chocolate-coloured variety is a spontaneous mutation of 'Cherokee Purple'. The taste is the same as this old variety: sweet, rich, slightly smoky – a sensational flavour experience combined with a unique colour! A good summer and dry post-ripening help with flavour development. Pass on this beautiful variety to future generations...!
Do you often grow your tomatoes in the same place, for example in a greenhouse (small)? Then diseases can develop in the soil, which rootstocks are resistant to, and for which grafting is therefore recommended:
for grafting tomatoes, use this variety: 291110 Tomato 'Landon'. As an aid, we recommend these grafting clips: 847520 Grafting clip 1.5 mm.
The largest tomatoes in our assortment are called beefsteak tomatoes. This tomato gets its name from the larger amount of flesh (instead of juice). This applies to most varieties in this group, with a few exceptions such as the so-called stuffing tomatoes.
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Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Dutch: Vleestomaat
Also known as: Cherokee Chocolate Tomaat
English: Tomato, Beefsteaks Type
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- Flower colour: Small yellow flowers
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum
- Dutch: Beefsteak tomato
- Also known as: Cherokee Chocolate Tomato
- English: Tomato, Beefsteaks Type
