Black Cherry

Described as a sweetly complex taste with the dusky color and rich, smoky character typical of the best black tomatoes. Flavor is subjective, so treat this as the recurring catalog and grower description rather than a measured claim for your garden.

A dark cherry tomato developed by Vince Sapp of Tomato Growers Supply and released in 2003.

• Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.
• Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.
• Generally forgiving and beginner-friendly to grow.
• Prone to cracking and splitting after wet spells.
• One of our picks for the cold, short-season gardens of New England.

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Cherokee Purplebut a small cherry rather than a large slicerSungoldbut dusky and complex instead of bright and sweet

• Fedco Seeds

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Is Black Cherry determinate or indeterminate?

Black Cherry is an indeterminate variety. Indeterminate vine. It keeps growing and setting fruit right up to frost, so plan on a tall stake or cage and regular pruning through the season.

How long does Black Cherry take to ripen?

Black Cherry ripens in about 70 days from transplant. Mid-season timing, ripening around 70 to 80 days from transplant.

Is Black Cherry an heirloom or a hybrid?

Black Cherry is open-pollinated, so seed saved from it comes back true to type.

What can I grow instead of Black Cherry?

A close swap is Cherokee Purple, but a small cherry rather than a large slicer.