red cherry favorites

[TightenUp]

title says it all. whats your fav red cherry?

[spacetogrow]

I love the flavor and productivity of Matt's Wild Cherry.

[matereater]

Sara's Galapagos, small cherry, very productive, very tasty!!

[carolyn137]

I have more than one favoite red cherry.

Sara's Galapagos for sure, but it's a stable interspecies cross so can't really call it a Solanum cherry.

Chadwick's Cherry, aka Camp Joy

Gardener's Delight, an oldie but goodie

Riesentraube

Durmitorske, a brand new one , a Serbian heirloom variety which I really love and of two other new red cherries this season the best tasting by far at least as grown here in my zone 5.

[bower]

I only have two to compare, so far. Peacevine has a rich tomato taste and rather thick skin. It dropped a lot of blossoms in the cold wet weather last year, and they spread mold around in the greenhouse which was a problem. I have one growing outdoors this warm year - the fruit are tangier than ever (maybe a little too tangy!) but still, very tasty.

Gardener's Delight was incredibly productive in the greenhouse this year, beautiful growth and fruiting habit, and I like the cherry texture (pops with a crunch!) but the taste (in this year's greenhouse conditions) is really watery compared to the Peacevine, and no way compares to the outstanding flavour of Black Cherry and Galinas Yellow (in the same greenhouse conditions) or Isis Candy (outdoors).

So my search for a favourite red cherry isn't over yet... hope to hear more from this thread.

[kurt]

Apero,Velvet Red,Angorra Super Sweet,first time last season bhn-624.

[Cole_Robbie]

For a container cherry, Terrenzo is the only one that I liked to eat.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by kurt

Apero,Velvet Red,Angorra Super Sweet,first time last season bhn-624.

Kurt, since you have a comma between Velvet Red and Angora Super Sweet I think you see them as different varieties but they are the same;

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Velvet_Red

When you read the above link I think you'll see how I know that and I have grown both.

Lovely angora foliage for both which sparkles in the sun but I didn't think that much of the red cherries.

[kurt]

I guess from the two different suppliers they came out different.The ones from SSE are round and a reg red with larger but not so hairy leaves.The tomatofest plants have some long wispy,droopy, really hairy leaves and a more elongated fruit with a almost scarlet red color.The t fest plants seem to have more fruit per cluster than the SSE.Wife loves them both,if she is happy I am happy.Do have to say that after a while(years)I am getting "bored"with reds and am delving into different colors and tastes.Just like eating oscar meyer bologna for years,and discovering boarshead honey maple ham.

[ljp]

I don't know about favourite; but, the only cherries I'm getting good production from are Flortis and Sungold OP. Flavour is acceptable. I'm just getting one of two cherries from the others. They are all loaded with green tomatoes, so there is hope for the others.

[Father'sDaughter]

I tried Sweet 100's the first year I grew tomatoes and decided I wasn't really fond of sweet ones. Last year I grew Franchi cherries, and found they had more of an old fashioned, rich flavor that really appeals to me. Thus, I have gone no further, and one cherry plant gives me more than enough to keep me happy!

[TightenUp]

i grew sweet 100's, super sweet 100's, and husky cherry and i didnt like any of them. the two sweet ones were not sweet compared to sungold f1s that i am in love with.

i dont mind a cherry with old tomato flavor or one that is sweet as sungold. just didnt like the ones i mentioned

[habitat_gardener]

Tommy Toe.

[Tania]

Tommy Toe, Matt's Wild are the first 2 that come to my mind. I am sure I will remember more later

[lakelady]

I planted a Matts Wild Cherry at my sister's house and really loved it. Wish I had it here, so it's on my list for next year.