📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bucălata de Brebu
- 🌍 Origin: A very rare and highly sought-after heirloom tomato variety originating from Romania.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). The vines are vigorous and can easily reach up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) in height, requiring sturdy staking.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Classic oxheart shape. The tomatoes are large to giant, often reaching up to 21 oz (600 g). They ripen to a beautiful pink color and feature delicate, thin skin.
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: Everything you would expect from a premium oxheart—incredibly meaty, dense flesh with a very sweet, rich, and complex flavor profile.
- ⏳ Maturity: Mid-season.
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Bucălata de Brebu
Bucălata de Brebu is a Romanian heirloom tomato variety. It is an indeterminate, mid-season, tall plant (growing up to 8 feet / 2.5 m), that produces large (up to 21 oz / 600 g), pink, meaty, and very sweet oxheart-shaped tomatoes. They have thin skin and a rich, complex flavor. An excellent variety!
