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Unger's Hungarian Cherry

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VEGETABLES / TOMATO
RED
Large red cherry tomato. Vigorous, sprawling plants. Fruit in clusters of up to seven. Indeterminate. Regular leaves. Fruit 1-1.5" in diameter. Softer texture. Juicy. Slightly thick skin. Average productivity when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Early maturing. Exchange lister Don Johnson (WI JO D) of Wisconsin received this variety in the late 1990s from a friend’s father, Dr. Anderson of Chicago, Illinois. A cardiologist, Dr. Anderson was gifted the tomato seeds by a patient named Mr. Unger, who brought the variety with him when he emigrated from Hungary to the U.S. At that time in the 1990s, Mr. Unger had grown and saved seeds of this variety for at least 50 years. Don Johnson donated this variety to Seed savers Exchange in 2001. SSE Accession # 126432
SSE Accession: 126432
$3
Listed In: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2026, 2026, 2026
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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