Cherokee Purple Tomato - Lycopersicon Esculentum - 10 Seeds Seedling Trays igola) often strip this tree

igola) often strip this tree bare of foliage - one stage in a natural cycle

It makes a very good bonsai specimen and is rather quick growing

It is widely cultivated

large mauve flowers in Summer

fissured bark

Cherokee Purple Tomato - Lycopersicon Esculentum - 10 Seeds Seedling Trays igola) often strip this treeCherokee purple is the name of a cultivar of tomato, unusual for the deep purple red hue of its fruit. It was one of the first of the "black" colour group of tomatoes. It is also unusual in being extremely popular for the sake of its flavour, instead of only its unusual colour. Cherokee Purple tomatoes are beefsteak in style, with green "shoulders" across the top. They are also notable for having a dense, juicy texture, with small seed locules