{"id":1575,"date":"2026-09-01T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:13:14","slug":"gulzhanats-apricot-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gulzhanats-apricot-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulzhanat&#8217;s Apricot Orange Beefsteak Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1575&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Gulzhanat\\u0026#039;s Apricot Orange Beefsteak Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary: Abrikosovye ot Gulzhanat (Gulzhanat&#8217;s Apricot)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A rare amateur heirloom variety tracing back to a collector named Gulzhanat. The name translates directly to &#8220;Apricot from Gulzhanat.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate and very tall (easily reaches the roof of a standard greenhouse). Despite its height, growers note it performs well even when planted on the outer side beds where the roof clearance is lower.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, oblate (flattened) beefsteaks with a beautiful, glowing apricot-orange color. The flesh is dense, buttery, and extremely juicy. They grow so large and firm that they are excellent for slicing or freezing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> A perfectly balanced flavor profile that sits right between sweet and acidic. <strong>Note:<\/strong> The very first fruits of the season tend to be the sweetest.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Growing Quirks:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t give up on it early! This variety can be a slow starter\u2014it may look unhappy or drop early blossoms, but it explodes with massive yields late in the season. It also exhibits &#8220;sequential ripening&#8221;: it will ripen 3 large tomatoes on a truss while keeping 2-3 smaller ovaries dormant. Once you pick the ripe ones, the dormant babies immediately start growing!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">fifaira (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,953 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Abrikosovye ot Gulzhanat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Height goes right up to the greenhouse roof, but it can successfully be grown on the side beds. The fruits are oblate, orange-colored, meaty, with a buttery, juicy flesh. A balanced taste, right between sweetness and acidity. The first fruits were sweeter than the later ones, but the variety is still very tasty overall!!!<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend it!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240729_185825.jpg.1c27321dceef1d73d7d36d5b33ffcaae.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240729_185825.thumb.jpg.311c134f77607b8dab8d35a57f610ebb.jpg\" alt=\"Large orange Gulzhanat's Apricot tomato in hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240822_134055.jpg.75b20a239029477aca6b4a4ec9902d5f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240822_134055.thumb.jpg.28f10aac28725bc803d5be52e64ea5a8.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful orange beefsteak tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240822_141700.jpg.719724fe246dc312fc8f88cca166e721.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/IMG_20240822_141700.thumb.jpg.2520310bcefa50be57e2b917268e02d8.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section showing meaty, buttery flesh\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tata-57 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,879 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd St. Petersburg, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is another one that surprised me at the end of the season: <strong>Abrikosovy from Gulzhanat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All summer it ruined my mood with its appearance: it would drop its flowers, and I just didn&#8217;t like how the plant looked. I decided to just ignore it. And then, towards the end of the season, it came to its senses and set beautiful oblate beefsteaks, just absolutely huge and firm. I sent them all to the freezer for pizza. You could tell from the slices that they were quite large.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ptichka Pevchaya (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,558 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Lipetsk Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Abrikosovye ot Gulzhanat. I liked them very much &#8211; large, well-shaped, with a nice sweetness. And the color is indeed like an apricot.<\/p>\n<p>It has one interesting quirk: it grows 3 large fruits on a truss, and keeps 2-3 ovaries dormant. As soon as you pick the ripe ones, the little dormant ones immediately start growing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104106_edit_115013607502997.jpg.8845da6416d34af017ea47e61ff14ba9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104106_edit_115013607502997.thumb.jpg.675e9c50a5d08f50a04d7afa388a63ce.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of orange beefsteak tomatoes\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104127_edit_114998497484982.jpg.c4aef92ad5ac8583395bc560a7c842e1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104127_edit_114998497484982.thumb.jpg.2da30bef8a360a097b38d89df5803fef.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced apricot colored tomato\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104153_edit_114980671816604.jpg.98323089a498861fe6323b546ddce9a5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_08\/IMG_20260815_104153_edit_114980671816604.thumb.jpg.cde2243ce9d31197e00c40bb8c3b35ff.jpg\" alt=\"Thick juicy slices of Abrikosovye ot Gulzhanat\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary: Abrikosovye ot Gulzhanat (Gulzhanat&#8217;s Apricot) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A rare amateur heirloom variety tracing back to a collector named Gulzhanat. The name translates directly to &#8220;Apricot from Gulzhanat.&#8221; \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate and very tall (easily reaches the roof of a standard greenhouse). Despite its height, growers note it performs well even when planted &#8230; <a title=\"Gulzhanat&#8217;s Apricot Orange Beefsteak Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gulzhanats-apricot-orange\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gulzhanat&#8217;s Apricot Orange Beefsteak Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1,5],"tags":[72,30,33,82,62,15],"class_list":["post-1575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orange-and-yellow-tomatoes","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-orange-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1577,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575\/revisions\/1577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}