🍅 Quick take: Königsberg Heart-Shaped (Kenigsberg Serdtsevidnyi) is a mid-season, indeterminate pink oxheart. Reaching about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, it is a highly reliable producer that rarely drops blossoms. Growers prize it for its incredibly tender, meaty pinkish-red flesh, low seed count, and a rich, sweet flavor that is never bland. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 6 Experience)
Indeterminate, mid-season variety. The vine has medium leaf cover and hit about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall for me. It set fruit like a champ, barely skipped any trusses.
The tomatoes are heart-shaped, with pink skin and pinkish-red flesh that has an incredibly tender texture. Very few seed locules. Sweet, but definitely not bland, just an absolutely delicious tomato.
Edited January 5, 2019 by ALIANNA
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Storage
- 🌿 Plant: A mid-season indeterminate vine with medium leaf cover, growing to approximately 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. It is well-behaved and easy to manage.
- 🍅 Fruit: Classic pink oxhearts. They feature a smooth pink skin and deeply colored pinkish-red flesh. They are extremely meaty with very few seed locules (cavities).
- 📈 Yield: Highly reliable. The plant is noted for excellent fruit set, consistently building full trusses without dropping blossoms.
- 👅 Taste: Universally praised for its incredibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture and a rich, sweet flavor profile that avoids being flat or bland.
🍅 Grown Königsberg Heart-Shaped? Share your zone and how it did for you in the comments below, and add your photos!
👨🌾 Editor’s Note: The Königsberg Family
The “Königsberg” line of tomatoes is highly famous in Eastern Europe. Originally introduced by the Siberian seed company SibSad (Siberian Garden), the classic Königsberg is a heavy-yielding, elongated paste/slicer hybrid known for enduring harsh weather. Over the years, several highly regarded open-pollinated variants have been developed or stabilized from this line, including Golden Königsberg and this specific pink oxheart variant (Königsberg Heart-Shaped), which sacrifices a bit of the original’s ruggedness for a much sweeter, tender, true heirloom-quality flavor.
The “Königsberg” line of tomatoes is highly famous in Eastern Europe. Originally introduced by the Siberian seed company SibSad (Siberian Garden), the classic Königsberg is a heavy-yielding, elongated paste/slicer hybrid known for enduring harsh weather. Over the years, several highly regarded open-pollinated variants have been developed or stabilized from this line, including Golden Königsberg and this specific pink oxheart variant (Königsberg Heart-Shaped), which sacrifices a bit of the original’s ruggedness for a much sweeter, tender, true heirloom-quality flavor.
