Red Butter Heart
Red Butter Heart | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | red |
Fruit shape | heart |
Fruit size | large |
Fruit type | slicer, paste |
Variety type | open-pollinated |
Country | unknown |
B.C KO T
- Indet. plants with regular wispy foliage, huge red hearts, some reaching 1.5 lbs. Flesh is very meaty, with small seed locules and very few seeds. Delicious sweet flavor.
Seed source:
- John Seewald, New Jersey 07
Year grown: 2012
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 1 lb. pink heart shaped fruit with very good flavor.
- Source
- Jeff Dawson of Napa, California (CA DA J2) 98
Year:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
TX AN S
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf, 1-2 lb pink heart shaped fruit, average production, very good to excellent flavor, even though "red" is part of the name, this is a pink variety and has been listed as such in the past.
- Source
- WI MI B 07 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin) / IL LO N (Neil Lockheart of Oblong, Illinois) / CA DA J2 98 (Jeff Dawson of Sebastopol, California)
Year: 2008
Location: Bastrop, Texas
History
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- First offered in the Seed Savers 1998 Yearbook by Jeff Dawson of Sebastopol, California (CA DA J2).
- According to TomatoFest seed catalog, this is an heirloom tomato.
- Both red and pink versions are reported, but red should be correct, judging by the name.
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Red Butter Heart - flower. July 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - baby fruit. 2012-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - baby fruit. 2012-07-28.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - green fruit. 2012-08-12.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - green fruit. 2012-08-12.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. July 2011.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-09-22.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - ripe fruit. 2012-10-03.
Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Red Butter Heart. 2008. (uploaded with owner's permission)
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-27.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-09-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-10-01.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Red Butter Heart - sliced fruit. 2012-10-03.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2018 | . | . | |
2017 | . | . | |
2016 | . | . | |
2015 | . | . | |
2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 TomatoFest |
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2013 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new TomatoFest |
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2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | TomatoFest | 0 | 0 |
2010 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
2009 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
2008 | TomatoFest | 0 | . |
2007 | 1 | . |