{"id":2942,"date":"2026-09-19T13:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:21:25","slug":"big-yellow-zebra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/big-yellow-zebra\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Yellow Zebra Heirloom 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;2942&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;Big Yellow Zebra Heirloom 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): Big Yellow Zebra<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), but the vines aren&#8217;t overly aggressive or huge (usually around 1.6m \/ 5.2 ft). Known for being quite early, especially in difficult or short summer seasons.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Oblate (flat-round) bright yellow beefsteaks with very subtle, faint light-yellow stripes (which can sometimes be hard to catch on camera). Fruits typically range from 200g to 320g (7-11 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The flavor profile leans towards the tangy, acidic side rather than being purely sweet. It is a very juicy tomato, making it absolutely perfect for slicing into fresh summer salads. <em>(Note: In unusually hot or dry summers, the sweetness can become much more pronounced).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Yield:<\/strong> Generally rated as average to good. Some growers report pulling up to 4 kg (8.8 lbs) per plant. Fruit sets reliably without dropping blossoms.<\/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 Big Yellow Zebra?<\/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\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Indeterminate, grows to about 1.6m (5.2 ft), average yield. The fruits are oblate (flat-round), 200-300g (7-10.5 oz), bright yellow with very faint light-yellow stripes (it&#8217;s hard to see them in the photo). The flavor has a nice little acidic tang to it. Visually, they are very festive, beautiful tomatoes. Thanks to Olya-Zolushka for the seeds! \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/99\/12397-241115173439.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful bright Big Yellow Zebra tomato\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zolushka (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Moderator (12,752 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>Adding a photo of it on the scale. This is a tomato for people who love plenty of juice in their salads, it is not overly sweet. My seeds originally came from Popenko.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/13417-051014142512.jpeg\" alt=\"Big Yellow Zebra tomato on a digital scale\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Aleksander <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,853 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Malakhovka, Moscow Region<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s true, it isn&#8217;t the sweetest tomato out there, but the flavor is still very pleasant. I&#8217;d give it a solid 4 out of 5.<br \/>\nBack in 2011, one bush of this variety gave me 4 kg (8.8 lbs) of tomatoes, with the largest one weighing 300g (10.5 oz). In the photos, it is shown alongside Big Zebra and Feyerverk (Firework) varieties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/196070\/7080194.1d\/0_3103ae_5bc44425_M.jpg\" alt=\"Big Yellow Zebra alongside other striped varieties\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/47284\/7080194.1d\/0_3103af_6d4c1cc5_M.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested striped and yellow heirloom tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It looks incredibly similar to the Pork Chop tomato. \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Chelovek s Urala (Igor) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Beginner (92 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ural Region, Russia (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Got my first fruit of the year from Zebra. Weighed 320g (11.3 oz). Slightly on the acidic\/tangy side, making it absolutely excellent for fresh salads. The bush itself isn&#8217;t incredibly vigorous or massive. The fruit set and developed quickly, without stalling or taking breaks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lelikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,495 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Big Yellow Zebra actually turned out to be very sweet, beautiful, and quite productive. It was one of the very earliest varieties to ripen for me during a very difficult, cold summer season \ud83d\udc4d. It&#8217;s the only yellow one in the photo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/187\/14201-150817145004-18781386.jpeg\" alt=\"Big Yellow Zebra among red tomatoes\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/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\">PolinaG (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,779 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2017. It&#8217;s an early variety, highly productive, and I really enjoyed the flavor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/4051675_(3).JPG.a35c0afb40cc6e735b93233eaf59f4b7.JPG\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/1884904829_(3).thumb.JPG.4d8a36974db79522ac61874f9b03a507.JPG\" alt=\"Yellow beefsteak tomato cut in half\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/547160156_(5).JPG.9454df2c3e5ce1ff7e1a0489ed2de2d1.JPG\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/226469621_(5).thumb.JPG.774d2a1b94189107c4aabe3c0414d8d2.JPG\" alt=\"Harvested Big Yellow Zebra tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/84674754_(6).JPG.4e7d00dd2d5835373151cdb70e45da0f.JPG\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_12\/409442812_(6).thumb.JPG.1133c5e34f6b2b12fdb86c6d44f1b66e.JPG\" alt=\"Slice of Big Yellow Zebra tomato showing juicy interior\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Big Yellow Zebra \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but the vines aren&#8217;t overly aggressive or huge (usually around 1.6m \/ 5.2 ft). 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