Quick Summary of Amethyst Cream Cherry
- 🌍 Origin: A beautiful anthocyanin cherry tomato developed by Brad Gates at Wild Boar Farms (USA). Introduced in 2013, it has become highly popular among international collectors.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Performs excellently outdoors in open ground, typically reaching a height of about 1.7 m (5.5 ft).
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, bite-sized cherries (10-20g / 0.35-0.7 oz) that grow in lovely clusters of about 7 fruits. They ripen to a creamy pale yellow/white with striking purple (anthocyanin) splashes on the shoulders. Known to be highly crack-resistant and boast a good shelf life.
- 👅 Flavor: Highly rated (4+ out of 5) for its sweetness, pleasant aroma, and overall great taste.
- ⏳ Maturity & Yield: Mid-season (first ripe fruits typically appear by late July). The yield is exceptional, receiving a perfect 5 out of 5 rating from growers.
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VARIETY AMETHYST CREAM CHERRY (USA):
Reported description:
Sweet yellow cherry tomatoes with a purple blush! Tall, mid-season. Creamy fruits with anthocyanin on the top, weighing 15-20g. Excellent taste and aroma, resistant to cracking. High yield, fruits store well. For open ground. A 2013 breeding novelty. A great rarity!
Seedling when transplanted into open ground (outdoors):
At the seedling age of 3 months from sowing and 1 month after transplanting into open ground, the bush looks like a 4 on a 5-point scale, is 50 cm (20 inches) tall, and has trusses and flowers. No fruit set yet.
The bush on July 1:
Ripe fruit:
Variety Analysis:
- Plant structure (vigor, presence of suckers, etc.): 4
- First ripe fruit picked: July 26
- Beauty of the fruit (on a 5-point scale): 4
- Taste/sweetness: 4+
- Average number of fruits in a truss: 7
- Yield (on a 5-point scale): 5
- Average fruit weight: 10g (0.35 oz)
- Bush height in open ground: 1.7m (5.5 ft)
Final score for the variety (on a 5-point scale): 4+
Edited August 28, 2016 by Alena
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