- Open-pollinated
- Oxheart
- 70 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Red
Oxheart
Ox Heart
Open-pollinated oxheart from USA. Historic heart-shaped red tomato, origin of the oxheart shape name. Ready in about 70 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Oxheart 5–8 oz (140–220 g) · Heart-shaped
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 70 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 39 in (60 × 100 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
- Not recorded
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
5–8 ft (150–240 cm) · Regular leaf
Oxheart is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Flavor
“Historic heart-shaped red tomato, origin of the oxheart shape name.”
Growing calendar
70 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Slicing
- Sauce & paste
Origin
A historic heart-shaped red tomato, the variety that gave the oxheart fruit shape its name; a distinct, older release from the larger-fruited Giant Oxheart already in this catalog.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Oxheart plant?
A Oxheart plant grows 5–8 ft (150–240 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 39 in (100 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 6–10 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Oxheart take to mature?
Oxheart is ready in about 70 days from transplant.
Does Oxheart need staking?
Oxheart is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 5–8 ft (150–240 cm).
Can Oxheart be grown in a container?
Oxheart is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Oxheart resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Oxheart.
