A dark brown/black heritage cherry tomato on indeterminate plants.
Description
This pretty chocolate almost black skinned cherry tomato has a sharp flavour unusual in black tomatoes. Very similar to (but slightly larger than) Rosella, it keeps well and seems less prone to splitting than Rosella. Its a different colour to Brown Berry (duskier brown). We grew this in 2015 and would grow it again in the rotation of Brown/Black cherry tomatoes.
Its history (as far as I can find on the web) is that it was developed by Aaron Whaley whilst trying to develop a plant better than Black Cherry. I would probably agree with him. Like all black cherry tomatoes they are good in salads but tend to be a bit too juicy for cooking.
A mix of various colours of Cherry Tomatoes 
Chocolate Cherry 
Chocolate Cherry & Brown Berry 
Chocolate Cherry
Quick Facts
- Fruit Type: Cherry
- Fruit Shape: Round
- Fruit Size: Small (15 grams)
- Fruit Colour: Brown/Black
- Flesh Colour: Red/Purple
- Plant Type: Indeterminate
- Leaf Type: Regular
- Seed Type: Heritage
- Ripe Days: Early
- Taste: Bright & Sharp
- Our Source: Pennard Plants
- Origin: USA – Aaron Whaley
- Alternatives: Rosella, Brown Berry, Black Cherry
- Fruit per Truss: 6-10
- Truss Spacing: 12 inches
Buy Your Seeds Here
Prices given are for a packet of seeds (and may be wrong) different suppliers have different numbers of seeds in a packet.
- DT Brown £3.19
- Sarah Raven £5.50
- Pennard Plants £2.00
- Nicky’s Seeds £1.35
- Marshalls Seeds £3.99
- W Robinson £2.50
Buy Your Plants Here
Prices may be wrong and will be for different numbers of different sized plants.
Updated: 03/01/2022