A visual standout in the garden, featuring glossy, bright-red, strawberry-shaped fruits that are smooth, blemish-free, and highly crack-resistant. Each fruit measures about 1 inch long, weighs around 0.5–1 oz, and clusters in trusses on vigorous vines that hold the harvest well into late season without dropping. The juicy, thick-fleshed tomatoes deliver a balanced flavor—not super sweet but sweet enough for an enthusiastic "wow" with classic tomato tang and subtle richness ideal for snacking fresh, salads, or garnishes.
Plants show good disease resistance (including to common foliar issues) and productivity, though they benefit from staking due to their height (5–7 ft) and heavy yields; expect first ripe fruit in 65–70 days from transplant.
HISTORY: Tracing its roots to the early trials of the commercial F1 hybrid "Tomatoberry Garden" (released around 2008 by breeders at Sakata Seed, the team behind Sungold), which was celebrated for its unique berry-like shape and sweetness but unavailable for seed saving due to its hybrid nature. Gardeners began dehybridizing saved seeds from these plants to create stable, open-pollinated versions that retained the hybrid's standout traits. One such sibling line emerged in the U.S., preserved by Ohio gardener Al Anderson (OH AN A), who offered it through the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) Yearbook in 2013—marking its entry into broader heirloom networks.
Sold as a single plant in a 3.5" pot.
CHERRY BERRY
VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS
GROWTH HABIT: Indeterminate
MATURITY: Mid-season
LEAF TYPE: Regular
FRUIT CLASS: Cherry
FRUIT SHAPE: Similar to a blunt strawberry.
FRUIT SIZE: Small
FRUIT COLOR: Red
ORIGIN: Open-pollinated

