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What makes it special?
Cherokee Chocolate Stripes is a darkly patterned beefsteak tomato with large, flat-round fruit. Olive-green and brown stripes remain visible against the dark red to mahogany-brown base colour.
The juicy, meaty interior tastes sweet-spicy, well-balanced and lightly earthy. The vigorous cordon tomato needs a warm, sheltered spot and a sturdy support.
Flavour & Use
Full-bodied, sweet-spicy and well-balanced with mild acidity and a lightly earthy note. For eating fresh, salad, caprese, burgers and sandwiches.
Fruit & Plant
Large, flat-round and lightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes, dark red to mahogany-brown with olive-green to brown stripes. Usually around 200–400 g.
Growing & Care
Plant in full sun, warmth and, where possible, with rain protection. Train to one or two shoots, tie in regularly, and support heavy fruit additionally. Water evenly; in a pot, use at least 25 litres of soil.
Variety Data
Variety type: dark striped beefsteak tomato
Growth habit: indeterminate, cordon tomato
Plant height: approx. 180–220 cm
Fruit colour: dark red to mahogany-brown with olive-green stripes
Fruit shape: flat-round, lightly ribbed
Fruit weight: usually approx. 200–400 g
Ripening time: medium to medium-late, approx. 80–85 days after planting out
Position: full sun, warm, rain-sheltered where possible
Pot size: at least approx. 25 L, larger recommended
Pruning side shoots: recommended for cordon growing
Support: a sturdy stake and fruit supports required
Suitable for outdoors: yes, in a warm and sheltered spot
Open-pollinated: yes
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Cherokee Chocolate Stripes - Tomato Plant
Regular price€4,49 EUR
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Cherokee Chocolate Stripes tomato plant – a young plant raised by us
Cherokee Chocolate Stripes – special features of the variety
Cherokee Chocolate Stripes combines the size of a beefsteak tomato with a dark, striped skin. The flat-round fruit ripens dark red to mahogany-brown; olive-green and brown stripes remain visible even at full ripeness. The right harvest time also shows in the fruit yielding slightly to gentle pressure.
Fruit, flavour and use
The fruit, usually weighing 200 to 400 grams, has juicy, meaty flesh. Flavour-wise, sweetness, spice, mild acidity and a lightly earthy note stay in balance. Thick slices suit salad, caprese, burgers and sandwiches. For a clean cut surface, slice the fully ripe fruit only just before serving.
Growing in a bed or pot
As a tall cordon tomato, the variety needs a load-bearing support and is trained to one or two main shoots for manageable growing. Support heavy fruit clusters additionally. A sunny, warm and rain-sheltered spot supports ripening. Even watering is especially important for the large fruit; for pot growing, plan for at least 25 litres of substrate.
A tomato young plant, raised by us
We raise the Cherokee Chocolate Stripes tomato plant ourselves at our family business in Illmitz. After shipping, the young plant should first stand in a bright, sheltered spot and be gradually acclimatised to direct sun and wind. It only goes outdoors permanently once no more late frosts are expected.
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