Linnie's Oxheart

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Linnie's Oxheart
Maturity	late
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer, paste
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Linnie's Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2017-09-24.

B.C KO T

Indet., wispy regular leaf plants. Good yields of very large red heart-shaped fruits, 12-20 oz. Meaty, juicy, very few seeds. Outstanding sweet flavor.

Seed source:

Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 09 / Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucky 06

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

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 14-20 oz red oxheart fruit with excellent flavor.

Seed source:

Susan Anderson of Elgin, Texas (TX AN S) 08 / Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucky 06

Year grown: 2008

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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TX AN S

85 days, indet., regular leaf, droopy foliage, lovely 14-24 oz scarlet-red oxhearts with outstanding flavor, moderate yield, from Big Red in KY 06, who got seeds from an elderly neighbor (Linnie Sears), who has been growing this var. for years, originally obtained her seeds from a friend.

Seed source:

Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucky 06

Year grown: 2007

Location: Bastrop, Texas

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History

• Horace "Big Red" Boynton Jr. of Bethelridge, Kentucly obtained the seeds from an elderly neighbor, Linnie Sears, who has been growing this var. for years. Linnie originally received her seeds from a friend.
• First introduced in the 2008 SSE Yearbook by Susan Anderson of Bastrop, Texas (TX AN S).

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2017-09-24.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Linnie's Oxheart - sliced fruit. 2017-09-24.

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  Marla and Steve McClaren, CA (Heritage Tomato Seed). Linnie's Oxheart. 2009 (uploaded with the owner's permission)

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit, September 8, 2009. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit. August 4, 2011. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit. August 4, 2011. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2012-08-11. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Linnie's Oxheart. 2008. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Linnie's Oxheart - ripe fruit. 2013-07-29. Posted with owner's permission.

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  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Linnie's Oxheart - ripe and sliced fruit. 2007.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Heritage Tomato Seed Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Heritage Tomato Seed - sold out for 2013 Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Heritage Tomato Seed Victory Seed Company	4	1
2011	Heritage Tomato Seed Victory Seed Company	6	1
2010	Heritage Tomato Seed - new Victory Seed Company	6	.
2009	Victory Seed Company - new	3	.
2008		1	.
2007		0	.