{"id":4217,"date":"2026-10-02T14:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4217"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:59:38","slug":"yellow-beak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/yellow-beak\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow Beak (Zheltyi Klyuv) 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;4217&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;Yellow Beak (Zheltyi Klyuv) 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): Zheltyi Klyuv (Yellow Beak)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A beautiful Russian heirloom. The name translates to &#8220;Yellow Beak,&#8221; perfectly describing the distinct, elongated pointy tip on the bottom of the fruit.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Performs exceptionally well in greenhouses (reaching over 6 ft) and does well outdoors (around 5 ft \/ 1.5 m). Can easily support 2-3 main stems without dropping production.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunning, bright orange oxhearts with a distinct point (beak). Weight ranges from 5.3 to 10.5 oz (150-300 g). The flesh is very dense, meaty, and contains almost no seeds or gel.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The ultimate sweet orange tomato. Very meaty and sweet with absolutely zero acidity (no tartness whatsoever).<\/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\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,376 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Zheltyi Klyuv (Yellow Beak). An excellent, highly productive, and absolutely gorgeous representative of the orange oxheart family \ud83d\udc4d.<\/p>\n<p>Indet, grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 main stems. The fruits are very elegant, deep orange, dense little hearts. They are tasty, sweet \ud83d\ude0b, meaty, and weigh around 5.3-10.5 oz (150-300 g). And they are practically seedless \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited September 29, 2020 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3516.JPG.605038f17fcb3e52f0bdc27b2cd635d0.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3516.thumb.JPG.d0d46bffc4860dd2355ad0c3bbb2f48a.JPG\" alt=\"Yellow Beak orange oxheart tomato with a pointy tip\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,727 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very beautiful variety, tasty, sweet, meaty, and productive!<\/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\">Lana_s_Kavkaza (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (19,268 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pyatigorsk (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I agree, a very tasty variety.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svetlanaf-ecosemena.ru\/image\/cache\/catalog\/tomat\/1779-3-500x500.JPG\" alt=\"Sliced Yellow Beak tomato\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,376 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yellow Beak. Grew this variety again, it easily handles 3 main stems in the greenhouse, completely loaded with beautiful orange hearts of all sizes \ud83d\udc4b Super delicious \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210823_141346.jpg.a25db2f6a67b0a6a4667a2a6909d1df6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210823_141346.thumb.jpg.25639c32ad1d5fc1299faa7fe8087b31.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Beak tomato plant loaded with fruit in the greenhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olya Pskovishna (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Moderator (14,072 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The description for this variety can be found on Irina&#8217;s blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,727 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Murka wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nA very beautiful variety, tasty, sweet, meaty, and productive!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I grew this variety again in 2021. One of my absolute favorites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/923345064_i(1).jpg.d58fff69a0a7d83a5b456cc04d4602b9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_01\/564845379_i(1).thumb.jpg.4b8b4476462509da0669576c18fdb9af.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful orange oxheart tomato\" 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\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyudmila D. (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,125 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine didn&#8217;t have as pronounced of a &#8220;beak&#8221; (pointy tip), but they were still very beautiful and tasty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Elena Elena (Lena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,873 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Belgorod Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew outdoors. Height was about 5 ft (1.5 m). Mid-season, good yielder. Weight of the tomatoes was 5.3-10.5 oz (150-300 g), meaty, very little gel\/juice, tasty, sweet, absolutely zero acidity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited November 26, 2022 by Elena Elena<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/432013085_20221029_1822261.jpg.e9a7f84c6c68d4a920fdb999f1bfc6bc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/1909765452_20221029_1822261.thumb.jpg.3e5045ba576aa6a1d4c05512e976e024.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Beak tomato held in hand\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/879855241_20221029_1821461.jpg.99d43c8d1c14a2f92cad7c246a4c044f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2022_11\/818315671_20221029_1821461.thumb.jpg.b52710376c8279151cf524c8b43729c4.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced meaty Yellow Beak showing no seeds\" 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\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana Yevgenyevna (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,146 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Aktobe, Kazakhstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very tasty and productive variety. Grew it in the greenhouse in 2022. I liked it, will most likely grow it again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,727 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>One of my absolute favorite orange gems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_6059.jpeg.4fb54475d17e18478ed9fddc7d7ddc79.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful orange Yellow Beak tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"281\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.IMG_5884.jpeg.9ab504db9c640a7c1ff05570093f7b82.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly shaped Zheltyi Klyuv tomatoes\" width=\"283\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.2em;\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The &#8220;Beak&#8221; Mutation:<\/strong> Lyudmila mentions that her tomatoes didn&#8217;t have as pronounced of a &#8220;beak&#8221; (the pointy tip on the blossom end). In many oxheart and heart-shaped varieties, the prominence of this tip can vary greatly depending on weather, temperature during pollination, and whether the flower was a megabloom (fused blossom).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Acidity:<\/strong> Like many yellow and orange heirloom tomatoes, Zheltyi Klyuv is incredibly sweet and lacks the tart &#8220;acidic bite&#8221; of traditional red tomatoes. This makes it a fantastic choice for growers who suffer from acid reflux but still want to enjoy fresh tomatoes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zheltyi Klyuv (Yellow Beak) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A beautiful Russian heirloom. The name translates to &#8220;Yellow Beak,&#8221; perfectly describing the distinct, elongated pointy tip on the bottom of the fruit. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). 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