{"id":2098,"date":"2026-09-10T08:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:47:31","slug":"burning-spear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/burning-spear\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Spear Paste 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;2098&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;Burning Spear Paste 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<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An interesting and somewhat unstable heirloom paste tomato. Its lineage is linked to crosses involving <em>Amish Paste<\/em> and <em>Amish Red<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Mid-season, indeterminate. The plant has thin, wispy foliage (typical for many paste\/oxheart types) but is surprisingly sturdy and not flimsy. Highly productive.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Elongated, pointy plum\/paste shaped tomatoes weighing 100-120 g (3.5-4.2 oz). Because the strain is still showing instability, growers report seeing up to four color variations: yellow, orange, orange with a red tip\/blush, and solid red. The flesh is very dense, meaty, and contains very little juice, making it perfect for processing.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Universally praised regardless of the color variation. It has an excellent, balanced, slightly spicy flavor with distinct and pronounced sweetness.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Climate:<\/strong> A very reliable high yielder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A mid-season, indeterminate, productive variety. The bush is thin (wispy foliage), but not flimsy.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve come across 4 color variations of this variety on the internet: yellow, orange, orange with a reddish tip, and red. And all four colors have excellent reviews regarding taste \u2014 tasty, slightly spicy, and sweet. My fruits were red, while in Tatiana Kouchnareva&#8217;s database, they are listed as orange. I think the variety is unstable. It has an interesting lineage; I&#8217;ll be looking for <em>Amish Paste<\/em>, <em>Amish Red<\/em>, and their subsequent generations to compare them with my red <em>Burning Spear<\/em>. I am also very eager to get my hands on the orange version, which was the original intent of the variety&#8217;s creator.<\/p>\n<p>My red version showed excellent taste from the very first fruits right up to the end of the season. It is very balanced with a distinct sweetness, making it versatile for any use. Some fruits had slightly orange shoulders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/111-171216054451.jpeg\" alt=\"Red variation of Burning Spear tomato\" width=\"509\" height=\"363\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/111-171216054315.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/thumb_111-171216054315.jpeg\" alt=\"Burning Spear red fruits cluster\" width=\"136\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/111-171216054437.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/thumb_111-171216054437.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested red Burning Spear tomatoes\" width=\"125\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/111-171216054529.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/156\/thumb_111-171216054529.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced red paste tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Location not specified<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Girls thank you for helping to insert the photo. My phone just wouldn&#8217;t let me do it \u2014 it kept either kicking me out or the link wouldn&#8217;t copy! This is the orange version of the <em>Burning Spear<\/em> variety (I think this is what it\u2019s supposed to look like); I haven&#8217;t come across the red one anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the description of the variety:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Burning Spear Paste.<\/em><br \/>\nIndeterminate. The fruits are bright dark-orange, elongated, pointy plums with a reddish blush. Great taste with distinct sweetness, weight 100-120 g (3.5-4.2 oz). They are dense, with a small amount of juice, and versatile in use. A highly productive variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/47-220918144233.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/241\/thumb_47-220918144233.jpeg\" alt=\"Orange variation of Burning Spear Paste tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An interesting and somewhat unstable heirloom paste tomato. Its lineage is linked to crosses involving Amish Paste and Amish Red. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Mid-season, indeterminate. The plant has thin, wispy foliage (typical for many paste\/oxheart types) but is surprisingly sturdy and not flimsy. Highly productive. \ud83c\udf45 Fruit Characteristics: Elongated, &#8230; <a title=\"Burning Spear Paste Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/burning-spear\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Burning Spear Paste Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,94,4],"tags":[50,33,82,23,10,15,14],"class_list":["post-2098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-heirloom-other","category-paste-canning","tag-high-yield","tag-indeterminate","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-paste-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-wispy-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098","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=2098"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2101,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098\/revisions\/2101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}