Chocolate Lightning is a striking dwarf “tree-type” tomato that produces 4–8 oz. chocolate-brown slicers with jagged green and gold stripes and rich crimson flesh packed with intense, well-balanced flavor. Its compact plants have dense rugose foliage and are among the taller dwarfs, with some fruit even showing purple-black striping. Bred through the Dwarf Tomato Project from a cross of Dwarf Wild Fred and Beauty King, this OSSI-pledged variety was selected and named by Vince Lavallo and offers true heirloom-quality taste in a small-space–friendly plant.