Reif Italian Heart
From Tatiana's TOMATOBase
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| Reif Italian Heart | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | heart |
| Fruit size | large |
| Fruit type | paste, slicer, cooking |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
B.C KO T
- Indet. vigorous plant with wispy regular foliage and droopy appearance, and huge flowers that produce very large red heart-shapes fruits, from 9.5 oz to 1+ lb, which are sweet and have great flavor. The fruits that set in the heat of summer can have empty seed cavities and drier flesh, I like the early fruits the best. Although Carolyn Male notes that it is the same variety as Reif Red Heart, I found them different growing these two side-by-side. The Reif Italian Heart strain has larger blooms and larger fruits, and does not have such a bright red color as the Reif Red Heart strain I grew in 2007.
Seed source:
- Howard Essl, Maryland 07 / Johnny's Selected Seeds 97
Year grown: 2006
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 90 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a fair yield of 1 lb, red, heart shaped fruit, excellent flavor.
- Source
- WI MI B 96 (Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin)
Location: Oblong, Illinois
History
- Family heirloom from Italy; seeds collected by J. Reif, Pennsylvania, from an elderly Italian man.
Also known as
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Reif Italian Heart - seedlings. 2007-02-11
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Reif Italian Heart - flowers. 2007-07-02
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Reif Italian Heart - baby fruit. 2007-07-02
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Reif Italian Heart. 2007-06-15
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Reif Italian Heart. 2007-06-15
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2013 | Delectation of Tomatoes - new | . | . |
| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 3 | . |
| 2009 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds | 4 | . |
| 2008 | 5 | . | |
| 2007 | 4 | . |
Facts about Reif Italian HeartRDF feed
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | heart + |
| Fruit size | large + |
| Fruit type | paste +, slicer + and cooking + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member | B.C KO T + and IL LO N + |
| Vendor | Johnny's Selected Seeds +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + and Delectation of Tomatoes + |