📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Astana
- 🌍 Origin: An Eastern European / Central Asian “folk” heirloom (meaning it was passed down through gardeners and named by the community, rather than being a registered commercial seed). Named after Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Modestly indeterminate. It doesn’t grow into a wild jungle, stopping around 1.7 m (5.5 ft). It has a medium, manageable plant habit and standard regular foliage (Regular Leaf – RL).
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Pink-crimson, medium-to-large oxhearts (heart-shaped tomatoes). Average weight is 170–350g (6–12 oz).
- 👅 Flavor & Use: Very tasty and meaty. Strictly a slicing/salad tomato for fresh eating.
- ⏳ Maturity & Yield: A mid-early variety known for having a very good, reliable yield.
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Mid-early, modestly indeterminate variety (doesn’t grow taller than 1.7m / 5.5 ft). The bush has a medium plant habit and regular leaf foliage. The fruits are heart-shaped, pink-crimson in color, and very tasty. Intended as a salad/slicing tomato, weighing 170-350 g (6-12 oz). The variety is high yielding. The name is a “folk” (community-given) name.
