Japanese Oxheart

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Japanese Oxheart
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	pink
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer, paste, cooking
Variety type	open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Japanese Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2017-10-09.

B.C KO T

Indet. plants with wispy regular leaf foliage. Huge pink hearts with small seed chambers and not many seeds. Excellent sweet flavor and nice juicy texture. 1-3 lbs. Very productive.

Seed source:

Åke Truedsson of Klagshamn, Sweden (SWED TR A) 10

Year grown: 2017

Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)

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IL LO N

95 days, indet., regular foliage, huge pink heart shaped fruit, good taste, excellent yield, one of the best oxhearts I've grown.

Source 

Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 95 / SWED TR A 94 (Ake Truesdsson, Sweden)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

80-85 days, indet., regular foliage, med-lg to lg pink hearts. Outstanding flavor and smooth texture, avg productivity. Almost seedless.

Source 

Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 07 / SWED TR A 94 (Ake Truesdsson, Sweden)

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

•  ?
• It is different from Japanese beefsteak tomato.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1993 Yearbook by Åke Truedsson of Klagshamn, Sweden (SWED TR A).

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Also known as

• Coeur de Boeuf Japonais

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Japanese Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2017-10-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Japanese Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2017-10-09.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Japanese Oxheart. 2008.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Japanese Oxheart - ripe fruit, 2008. Posted with the owner's permisson.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Japanese Oxheart - ripe fruit, September 4, 2009. Posted with the owner's permisson.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Tomato Growers Supply	3	2
2010	Solana Seeds - sold out Tomato Growers Supply (listed as 'Japanese' )	3	2
2009	Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply (listed as 'Japanese' )	3	.
2008	Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	5	.
2007	Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	3	.

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