Homer Fike's Yellow Oxheart

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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.

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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."



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2011 TomatoFest 1 0
2010 TomatoFest 1 .
2009 TomatoFest 0 .
2008 TomatoFest 0 .
2007 0 .


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