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Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Matt's Wild Cherry'

 
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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) (Info)
Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) (Info)
Cultivar: Matt's Wild Cherry

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5 members have or want this plant for trade.

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Ferment seeds before storing
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

Growing Habit:
Indeterminate

Fruit Shape:
Cherry

Fruit Size:
Small (grape/cherry varieties)

Days to Maturity:
Early (55-68 days)

Fruit Colors:
Red

Seed Type:
Open-pollinated

Usage:
Fresh, salad

Disease Resistance:
Unknown - Tell us

Leaf Type:
Regular Leaf

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6 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive disneynut1977 On Sep 15, 2009, disneynut1977 from Syracuse, NY wrote:

Did not care for the taste in the begining of the season, but as fall approached and that stupid rain stopped. These babies started to taste better. I loved the size of the fruit and the plants were very productive and huge. The Matt's had the worst spot in my tomato bed. 6 hrs of sun and right next to a small evergreen, but it still grew and produced. I think these would taste even better in a hotter climate or a spot that gets sun; sunup to sundown. No cracking at all. I won't try them again in the near future as I already have a list of other very small red cherries I would like to try. I still recommend them though.

1 note, for my counter ripened - vine ripened test. Matt's was exactly the same both ways in color and taste. I did not eat any in the orange-red stage, I waited until the color was a deep red.

Positive SLO_Garden On Aug 9, 2009, SLO_Garden from San Luis Obispo, CA wrote:

Huge, spawling plants with TONS of tiny, sweet red cherry tomatoes. Early and very easy to grow.

Positive passiflora_pink On Jun 22, 2009, passiflora_pink from Indian Springs, AL (Zone 7b) wrote:

Early bearing, tall lanky and branching. Prolific tart little fruits.

Positive Suze_ On Jan 28, 2006, Suze_ from Bastrop County, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:

Good taste, small red cherries, extremely large plants. Easy to grow. Reseeded prolifically, though -- it's nearly impossible to keep up with picking all those small fruits.

Positive zeldonian On Aug 11, 2005, zeldonian from Haines Falls, NY (Zone 4b) wrote:

So tasty, early and easy to grow. The long multi-branched plants are difficult to control, they are so vigorous, but if left to spread, the yield becomes quite large.

Positive winter_unfazed On Dec 27, 2004, winter_unfazed from Rural Webster County, MO (Zone 6a) wrote:

Matt's Wild Cherry!
Indeed it is swell;
Delicious as ''heaven'',
Prolific as .........

Neutral Big_Red On Dec 26, 2004, Big_Red from Bethelridge, KY (Zone 6a) wrote:

Small red cherry that grows very tall.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Pelham, Alabama
San Luis Obispo, California
Fort Collins, Colorado
Haines Falls, New York
Syracuse, New York
Hemingway, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
Austin, Texas (2 reports)
Fort Worth, Texas
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin



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