{"id":488,"date":"2026-08-21T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=488"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:25:28","slug":"syzran-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/syzran-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Syzran Rose (Syzranskaya Roza) Giant Pink Heirloom Tomato"},"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;488&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;Syzran Rose (Syzranskaya Roza) Giant Pink Heirloom Tomato&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 of Syzranskaya Roza (Syzran Rose)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An old, legendary heirloom from Syzran (often considered the tomato capital of the Volga region in Russia). The name translates to &#8220;Syzran Rose&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> The true heirloom is indeterminate (tall) and mid-early, with a long and abundant fruiting period. \u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Buyer Beware:<\/strong> Commercial seed packets sometimes contain wrong\/crossed seeds (off-types) that grow into short, determinate bushes with terrible fruit quality. Always buy from reputable heirloom collectors!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> The authentic variety produces massive, beautiful pink oblate (flattened-round) beefsteaks weighing 400\u2013700g (14 oz to 1.5 lbs). The flesh is extremely meaty and has a distinct &#8220;sugary&#8221; sparkling texture when broken apart.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> The absolute epitome of the rich, sweet, and complex &#8220;grandmother&#8217;s tomato&#8221; flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> An old Syzran indeterminate variety, distinguished by high yield, abundant and long fruiting, and massive, beautiful pink fruits of amazing, unique taste! Ripening time \u2014 mid-early. Fruits weigh 400\u2013700g (14 oz &#8211; 1.5 lbs), meaty, with a sugary texture on the break. The taste of real &#8220;grandma&#8217;s&#8221; tomatoes!<\/p>\n<p><em>Copying from my 2020 report:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This was my unfinished business. It failed to germinate for me in 2018, which was my dedicated &#8220;pink&#8221; year.<br \/>\nI was slicing it for a salad and cut off a piece for a tasting. I probably caught it at the absolute perfect stage of ripeness. A thick, rich flavor, and a bright red cross-section. And suddenly, right at that moment, it seemed to me that this was the most delicious tomato of the year. (At other times there were other favorites). Thank you, @m_Kallista Yulenka, for the seeds!<\/p>\n<p>But then I thought to myself that such a tomato\u2014at least one classic pink, oblate variety like this\u2014must absolutely be planted every single year! It&#8217;s a classic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sun9-27.userapi.com\/S1WQa6EV6l1jpvV7XoTKsCEjQ9ENx0feVGWLjg\/iKQWSzVt_OE.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced Syzranskaya Roza showing meaty, sugary flesh\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1450\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sun9-62.userapi.com\/7N6DSizGir9GPWtxq05WjBKhK7yG22kpv1BR4g\/3zjqwCzOxZA.jpg\" alt=\"Massive pink Syzran Rose heirloom tomato\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" \/><\/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\">Svetlana VRN (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (167 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it in open ground (outdoors) in 2025. Seeds from the commercial farm &#8220;Samarskie Semena&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even bother taking a photo, that&#8217;s how much I disliked this tomato.<\/p>\n<p>Productive, sturdy, short bush. Sets fruit well in any weather conditions. Doesn&#8217;t get sick. The color of the tomatoes is pink. BUT&#8230; the tomatoes themselves are so tough, I would even say rock-hard (tough as oak). They were all a uniform size, about 150-200g (5.3-7 oz).<\/p>\n<p>Taste-wise, they were absolutely nothing, tasted like grass.<\/p>\n<p>We ended up hollowing them out and using them for stuffed tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know, maybe it was an off-type (wrong seeds in the packet)? But I didn&#8217;t even bother saving seeds from it.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by the photos above, I definitely grew the wrong thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Syzranskaya Roza (Syzran Rose) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An old, legendary heirloom from Syzran (often considered the tomato capital of the Volga region in Russia). The name translates to &#8220;Syzran Rose&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: The true heirloom is indeterminate (tall) and mid-early, with a long and abundant fruiting period. \u26a0\ufe0f Buyer Beware: Commercial seed &#8230; <a title=\"Syzran Rose (Syzranskaya Roza) Giant Pink Heirloom Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/syzran-rose\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Syzran Rose (Syzranskaya Roza) Giant Pink Heirloom Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,65,5],"tags":[360,11,82,361,49,132,126,15],"class_list":["post-488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-pink-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-grandmas-tomato","tag-huge-tomato","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-off-type-warning","tag-open-ground","tag-pink-beefsteak","tag-russian-heirloom","tag-sweet-flavor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488","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=488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488\/revisions\/489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}