Cherokee Green Tomato
Flavor: sweet, spicy, complex
🎯 Best For
Cherokee heritage variety lovers wanting complex spicy-sweet ripe green tomatoes
About Cherokee Green
Cherokee Green is a green-when-ripe tomato with amber flesh and a complex flavor profile that combines sweetness with a distinctive spicy finish. Like its relative Cherokee Purple, it was passed down through Cherokee Nation. The unusual green color and complex flavor make it highly sought after.
Growing Tips
Harvest when color turns from bright green to yellowish-green and gives slightly to pressure. Full sun for best flavor.
Health & Nutrition
Antioxidant RichHigh Vitamin C
Best Uses
fresh eatinggourmet dishessaladsunique presentations
Cooking Uses
FreshSaladsGourmet Dishes
Disease Resistance
None listed
Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight
Climate Zones
Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9
USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.