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Posted by bluemater z5 IL (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 23, 14 at 10:58

Has anyone planted this cherry? It seems to be loaded with anthocyanins and I've read about how pretty they are but only a few mention the flavor which is always key for me.

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I am eating it right now, my very last fresh tomatoes. Was the last plant to survive few colds and still produce. Very good flavor but not outstanding. Sweet.

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I grew a different one, Indigo Blue Berries. Tough study plants and
the flavor is good when they turn red where the sun doesn't hit, not orange, red. They were a longer DTM than Black Cherry and Esterina (a hybrid) while I was dying to try them. They were the most prolific and were still producing into fall. I had six of them this year. Next I want to put one in an upside down thing, easier to see under them.

Mary E.

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  • Posted by digdirt 6b-7a North AR (My Page) on
    Mon, Nov 24, 14 at 13:19

From another tomato discussion board we can't link to here - "Taste is not really mild but more mellow yet a fairly complex, well balanced taste."

I find them to have little to no acidic bite yet not overly sweet. An underlying smoky flavor I find in many of the black/blue varieties. But as we often say here, taste is totally subjective so YOMV,

Dave

edited to note correct spelling for searches is Helsing Junction Blues.

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