Homer's German Oxheart

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Homer's German Oxheart
Maturity late
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape heart
Fruit size large
Fruit type slicer, paste, cooking
Variety type open-pollinated
Country Germany
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer's German Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2016-09-15.

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Indet., regular leaf plants with medium to large sized bright red heart or bomb-shaped fruits. Juicy, with rich sweet and balanced flavor. 8-12 oz. {15 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N) 09 / Joe Yoder, Oblong, IL 08

Year grown: 2016

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)


IL LO N

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of 14-24 oz red oxheart fruit with excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Joe Yoder, Oblong, Illinois 08

Year grown:

Location: Oblong, Illinois



History

  • An Amish heirloom tomato grown in the Yoder family, whose original seed came from a man named Homer in Delaware, who said it was a German tomato. Named by Neil Lockhart.
  • First introduced in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Neil Lockhart of Oblong, Illinois (IL LO N).



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