Giant Oxheart

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Giant Oxheart
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular, wispy
Fruit color	pink, red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer, paste
Variety type	commercial heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Indet., regular wispy foliage, irregularly shaped and often ruffled large red fruits. Some fruits are shaped like beefsteaks, and some are round blunt hearts. It is a bit of a stretch to call it a 'heart', but it is a great tomato nevetheless. Fruits are juicy, with great texture and excellent flavor. 8-18 oz.

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds / ONT HU J 06 (Jennifer Hutson, Ontario, Canada) / NC LE C (Craig LeHouiller, Raleigh, North Carolina) / USDA|2011 (crop failure), 2012}}

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History

• Appears to be Livingston's (Livingston 1925) as per Craig LeHouillier. Craig obtained the seed from the USDA and sent it for trial to Mike at Victory Seed Company .
• From USDA seed collection. PI 645197. Donated to the USDA in 1964 by Reuter Seed Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
• USDA narrative:

"Burgess 1960 catalog, p. 9 (as "Oxheart")"

• Both red and pink variants are in circulation (SSE Yearbooks and commercial seed vendors)

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Also known as

• Oxheart,
  
• Livingston's Giant Oxheart

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See also

• Cuor Di Bue,
  
• Cuore Di Toro,
  
• Oxheart,
  
• Bull's Heart

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. July 2011.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - 1st ripe fruit. 2012-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - 1st ripe fruit. 2012-09-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-08.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-07.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - plant. 2011-06-23.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - plant. 2012-06-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - flowers. 2012-06-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Giant Oxheart - baby fruit. 2012-07-13.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Giant Oxheart - green fruit. 2013-07-31.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new J.W. Jung Seed Company TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Victory Seed Company	1	0
2011	TomatoFest (pink) Victory Seed Company	2	2
2010	TomatoFest (pink) Victory Seed Company (pink)	1 (red) + 1 (pink)	.
2009	TomatoFest (pink) Totally Tomatoes Victory Seed Company (pink)	0	.
2008	TomatoFest (pink) Totally Tomatoes	1	.
2007		0	.