Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart
Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | golden |
Fruit shape | heart |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, family heirloom |
Country | USA |
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- Indet. plants with wispy regular leaf foliage produce huge orange hearts, up to 24 oz. Very meaty flesh with small seed loculed and very few seeds.
Seed source:
- 1. Julien Schmit, Nancy, France 10 / Espiets 2008
- 2. Aimee Jean Ramey, East Jordan, Michigan 10 / TomatoFest 09
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a fair yield of 12-16 oz. yellow oxheart fruit, good mild flavor.
Seed source:
- Cynthia Sanberg, Ben Lemond, California 08
Year grown: 2009
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Seeds sent to the owner of TomatoFest , Gary Ibsen, by Karen Teets of West Virginia. Karen Teets told Gary that " this variety was grown by Mr. Homer Fike for as long as his 78-year old daughter can remember."
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike Yellow (To9) - green fruit. 2013-07-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-19.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-19.
|Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (Julien) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-23.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-19.
|Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (Julien) - sliced fruit. 2013-09-23.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
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2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | TomatoFest | . | . |
2013 | TomatoFest | . | . |
2012 | . | . | |
2011 | TomatoFest | 1 | 0 |
2010 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
2009 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
2008 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
2007 | 0 | . |