Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2014
Hybridizer or Originator: Dwarf Tomato Project

Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Bi-color: yellow with red swirls
Fruit Shape: Flattened Globe
Fruit Size: Medium
Fruit Weight: 4-14 oz.
Leaf Type: Rugose Potato-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Growth Mode: Dwarf (Tree-type)
Earliness: Mid-season
Late
Days to Maturity: Different vendors report either 75 or 90 days. Dwarf Tomato Project says 75.
Country: Australia / USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: OSSI-Pledged (Open Source Seed Initiative)
Parentage: Stabilized cross between: Dwarf Russian Swirl X Lucky Cross
Child plants: one child plant

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Wherokowhai'.

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Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Date: 2015
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Date: 2015
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.
Comments:
  • Posted by TomatoNut95 (Texas - Zone 8b) on Jun 22, 2023 3:58 PM concerning plant:
    Grew this lovely dwarf and was quite pleased. 3' or less tall plants bore a good cluster of small to medium sized fruit which matured to a yellow color with blushed bottom. Meaty interior with a wonderful sweet and tart flavor.
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TomatoNut95 On March 3, 2023 Seeds germinated
TomatoNut95 On February 25, 2023 Seeds sown
5 seed sown
antsinmypants On May 21, 2024 Transplanted
Into large pot (Right) in front of Arch Garden.
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