Livingston's Giant Oxheart Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Price: $3.95
SKU: 3402171
Oxheart
85 days, indeterminate — Livingston's 'Giant Oxheart', also known as "Livingston's Oxheart," has plants grow vigorously and require staking. Their regular-type leaves are droopy and somewhat wispy, typical of many oxheart varieties. The fruit are large, pink in color, and as their name implies, heart-shaped.Originally introduced by the Livingston Seed Company in 1926, here is how they described it in their 1933:
"Oxheart is truly the giant of all tomatoes. Its attractive shape, large size and excellent table qualities has quickly brought it into deserved popularity among backyard gardeners. Market-growers are finding it in great demand. There is now great rivalry in gardening neighborhoods to see who can grow the finest Oxheart in shape and size. Three pound specimens are quite common. One customer sent us a five pound specimen.
The Oxheart is smooth, thick, tender and almost seedless; frequently showing two inches thick without a seed cavity. The color is pink and it has that delicious mild flavor that every lover of this fruit likes so well. Rich soil adds greatly to its productiveness. Late variety."
Our seed originated from accession number NSL 193993 obtained from the National Seed Storage Lab. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.The Oxheart is smooth, thick, tender and almost seedless; frequently showing two inches thick without a seed cavity. The color is pink and it has that delicious mild flavor that every lover of this fruit likes so well. Rich soil adds greatly to its productiveness. Late variety."
See also 'Livingston's Yellow Oxheart' tomato.
Fruit Color: Pink
Fruit Color: Purple
Special Groups: Livingston Tomatoes
Special Groups: "Epic" Tomatoes
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Fruit Color: Purple
Special Groups: Livingston Tomatoes
Special Groups: "Epic" Tomatoes
Harvest Timing: Late Season
Although the name of this variety contains a modern company's name, the seed we are offering is in no way sourced from, "owned by" or connected with that company. The name is simply the historically accurate, common name for the variety giving credit to the seedsman that originally released it.
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★☆☆☆☆ seedlings
By Betti Victory (Missouri) on November 12, 2024
By Betti Victory (Missouri) on November 12, 2024
I planted my seeds in a seed starter kit. They came up but never got strong enough to replant in the the next size container. They never made it to the garden unfortunately.
★★★★☆ Nice meaty large tomato with good flavor.
By Sandra Flagg on January 9, 2015
By Sandra Flagg on January 9, 2015
Grew this in 2014. I have grown this in the past and have been pleased with the results. Not as disease resistant as the Kosovo, but nice meaty large tomato with good flavor.
