A cherry tomato is a smaller garden variety of tomato. It is popular as a snack and in salads. Cherry tomatoes range in size from a thumbtip up to the size of a golf ball, and can range from being round to slightly oblong in shape. The more oblong ones often share characteristics with plum tomatoes, and are known as grape tomatoes.Chocolate Cherry Tomato – Extremely flavorful, uniform, round fruits in trusses of 8, measure 1″ in diameter. Fruits hold stems very well, don’t crack and can be picked several days before completely mature and allowed to ripen off the vine without sacrificing quality. Great variety for the home gardener or for packing into pints for market.