Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart

Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart
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

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart (To9) - ripe fruit. 2013-09-12.

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)

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."

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.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2009. Posted with owner's permission.
Patty Brown, Ohio. Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart - ripe fruit. August 23, 2010. Posted with owner's permission.
Julien Schmit, France. Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2009.
Julien Schmit, France. Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2009.
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.