Braveheart (cherry)?

Greatgardens · July 19, 2019

Has anyone grown this relatively new cherry? How are they? Plant and fruit size? Do they crack easily?

-GG

Tormato · July 19, 2019

https://www.memedroid.com/memes/detail/1460107

I haven't tried the cherry, but I did see the movie.

Greatgardens · July 20, 2019

Hope the tomato turns out better than the movie ending did for the hero!

jhouse · July 29, 2019

I have just had the first of mine!! Started from seed, I'm a novice and they seemed easy to start & grow.
The tomatoes have a wonderful flavor in my opinion. I'll add some photos in a day or two to give you some idea of size and how much they produce.
I over pruned them I think (learning to prune this year for ventilation) so sorry if they may look sparse as they recover.
I've got 2 plants of them, next year will definitely plant more.

jhouse · July 29, 2019

Here's a few pics. No cracking whatsoever, and we have had some serious rain this summer in SW Ohio. (quarter and penny for scale)
The bit of yellow you see in one pic isn't a leaf, it's a tag on the metal frame

Barb_FL · July 29, 2019

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhouse

Here's a few pics. No cracking whatsoever, and we have had some serious rain this summer in SW Ohio. (quarter and penny for scale)
The bit of yellow you see in one pic isn't a leaf, it's a tag on the metal frame

I don't see any pictures. My season starts in late August/Sept 1 for sowing tomatoes and ParkSeeds sells these with free shipping right now.

jhouse · July 29, 2019

Heck, we ran into this before, it's some kind of internet thing. I'll try posting the URL:

If that doesn't work I suppose you could go to my profile and look at the album "Braveheart Cherry"

http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3278

http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3283

http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3279

http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3280

Barb_FL · July 29, 2019

Thanks - I didn't see anything from the links but went to your album. Great pictures
- appreciate the size with the picture by the quarter. They are big for cherries; like SunChocola.

And you said they taste good? Sweet?

jhouse · July 29, 2019

I think they taste very good -- I'm not an expert but I wouldn't say overly sweet, in the description they say it tastes more like a good large tomato with complex flavors, which is why I tried it. I agree with the description -- sweet balanced with acidic and they do sort of taste "rich". I hope that helps!

MSchep · June 15, 2021

This is my third year growing Braveheart in an EarthTainer. They've been great for us in that they taste great, good yield, aphids don't swarm, and they don't split at all (similar growing environment causes Super Sweet 100's to split like crazy).

But I first noticed last year, and am already seeing this year when it gets hot, that the growth leaders at the top start to wilt in hot weather. And I'm not talking extreme heat, just when it gets north of 85 or so, and the plant is more than 5 feet tall. Once the sun drops and they're in relative shade, they recover.

I have 8 other plants in exactly the same environment showing no signs of the same stress. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I'm in N California, so a dry climate, that cools in the evening.

We really like the taste and the fact that these seem to be at the bottom of the aphid wish list, but the heat stress in relatively mild conditions have me wondering...

July 19, 2019	#1
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	Braveheart (cherry)? Has anyone grown this relatively new cherry? How are they? Plant and fruit size? Do they crack easily? -GG

July 29, 2019	#7
jhouse Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: sw ohio Posts: 153	Heck, we ran into this before, it's some kind of internet thing. I'll try posting the URL: If that doesn't work I suppose you could go to my profile and look at the album "Braveheart Cherry" http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3278 http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3283 http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3279 http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3280 Last edited by jhouse; July 29, 2019 at 07:00 PM.

July 19, 2019	#2
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	https://www.memedroid.com/memes/detail/1460107 I haven't tried the cherry, but I did see the movie.

July 20, 2019	#3
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	Hope the tomato turns out better than the movie ending did for the hero!

July 29, 2019	#8
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Thanks - I didn't see anything from the links but went to your album. Great pictures - appreciate the size with the picture by the quarter. They are big for cherries; like SunChocola. And you said they taste good? Sweet?

June 15, 2021	#10
MSchep Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 70	This is my third year growing Braveheart in an EarthTainer. They've been great for us in that they taste great, good yield, aphids don't swarm, and they don't split at all (similar growing environment causes Super Sweet 100's to split like crazy). But I first noticed last year, and am already seeing this year when it gets hot, that the growth leaders at the top start to wilt in hot weather. And I'm not talking extreme heat, just when it gets north of 85 or so, and the plant is more than 5 feet tall. Once the sun drops and they're in relative shade, they recover. I have 8 other plants in exactly the same environment showing no signs of the same stress. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I'm in N California, so a dry climate, that cools in the evening. We really like the taste and the fact that these seem to be at the bottom of the aphid wish list, but the heat stress in relatively mild conditions have me wondering...