- Hybrid F1
- Cherry
- 60 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Dwarf
- Red
Little Bing
Hybrid F1 cherry from USA. Modern micro-dwarf hybrid, selected for heavier fruit set than the older micros. Ready in about 60 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Cherry 0–1 oz (10–18 g) · Round (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 60 days from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- Spacing
- 10 × 12 in (25 × 30 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 0 gal (3 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Compact · Dwarf
1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) · Regular leaf
Little Bing is a dwarf plant — compact and sturdy on thick stems, still productive over a full season; it does not need staking. Expect a plant of 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm).
Flavor
“Modern micro-dwarf hybrid, selected for heavier fruit set than the older micros.”
Growing calendar
60 days from transplant Early
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Snacking
- Container star
- Kid friendly
- High yield
Origin
Little Bing is part of PanAmerican Seed's (Ball Horticultural) 'Little' collection of compact tomato varieties, marketed for containers, patios and balconies: a mounded, compact plant of 18 to 24 inches, knee-high rather than windowsill-sized. It is a recent commercial introduction with little further documented breeding history.
Sources
- Little Bing Tomato, Ball Seed / PanAmerican Seed plant database (breeder/distributor's own page: part of the 'Little' collection of compact tomato varieties; NOTE — describes plant habit as "Mounded"/"compact determinate", height 18-24in (46-61cm), not the micro-dwarf habit and 20-30cm height currently recorded here; flagged for a separate decision rather than changed in this pass, since determinate and micro_dwarf are both at exactly 6 SEO-facet-eligible records and swapping this one would flip a facet page off, per AGENTS.md's rule against changing growthHabit without checking report:facets first) ↗
- Little Bing Cherry Tomato, Bonnie Plants (independently confirms compact determinate habit and 18-24in height; a WebSearch AI summary had misattributed Colen Wyatt/AAS 1994 to Little Bing — that text belongs to a different product, Big Beef Tomato, on the same retailer page, and does not apply here) ↗
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Little Bing plant?
A Little Bing plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) tall. Space plants 10 in (25 cm) apart in rows 12 in (30 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Little Bing take to mature?
Little Bing is ready in about 60 days from transplant.
Does Little Bing need staking?
Little Bing is a dwarf plant — compact and sturdy on thick stems, still productive over a full season; it does not need staking. Expect a plant of 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm).
Can Little Bing be grown in a container?
Yes — Little Bing grows well in a container of at least 3 L (0 gal).
Is Little Bing resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Little Bing.
