Tomato 'Oxheart'

This was the first "heirloom" variety I ever planted, and it was a big disappointment. Oxheart was too slow to mature in our area and not...Read More very productive. The few tomatoes I did get were unusually flavoured and lacking in juice. Going to pass on this one next time. (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canadian Zone 6b).

There are several oxheart cultivars. The traditional oxheart dates back beyond the 30's. It has been available in four colors pink, red, ...Read Moregold, and yellow. The pink is often sold as the Giant Oxheart (Beefheart). Crown set grows large and was often used a bragging tomato. Size decreases drammtically with subsequent tomatoes. Flavor is very bland and peculiar. My father used to describe the flavor as "feinty" The other colors are better but not good. There are newer cultivars in the family heirloom category that are touted to have good flavor but I have not tried them.