{"id":6956,"date":"2026-11-02T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:12:05","slug":"ozark-sunrise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/ozark-sunrise\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozark Sunrise Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Ozark Sunrise<\/strong> is a stunning compact indeterminate<\/strong> slicer bred by the late Dr. Mark McCaslin<\/strong> of Frogsleap Farm (Minnesota). It yields 3.5-9 oz (100-250 g) fruits that seem to glow from the inside out, pairing warm red-pink (and occasional gold) flesh with deep indigo-black anthocyanin shoulders wherever kissed by the sun. Northern growers love its rich, sweet field-grown flavor and dependable fruit set even in partial greenhouse shade. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Really liked this variety. Good yields, indeterminate vine. Grew it in the greenhouse in a less-than-ideal spot that had some shading, but it still performed very well. Truly a gorgeous tomato.<\/p>\n

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Really liked this variety. Good yields, indeterminate vine…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Truly a looker! Aleksandr, what kind of fruit weight did you get, and how tall did the plant get for you?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fruits averaged around 5.3 oz (150 g). The largest ones, which there were fewer of, hit around 8.8 oz (250 g). The vine reached about 5 feet (1.5 m) in the greenhouse, but that was in shade, in full sun it would clearly grow taller.<\/p>\n

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The vine reached about 5 feet (1.5 m) in the greenhouse, but that was in shade, in full sun it would clearly grow taller.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aleksandr, in my garden it’s usually the other way around. In the shade and in the greenhouse, vines tend to get leggier and stretch taller reaching for light, while out in direct sun they stay stockier and shorter, both in the greenhouse and outdoors. Under glass they can grow 1.5 to 1.7 times taller than outdoors, again, purely because of lighting differences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grew it outdoors in open ground. The plant stayed compact at 3.3 to 4 feet (1-1.2 m), vigorous grower, solid production.<\/p>\n

Fruits ran 3.5 to 8.8 oz (100-250 g), just unbelievably gorgeous, like they glow from the inside out. Flavor was remarkably sweet, pleasant, and not bland at all. Hands down my absolute favorite of the year.<\/p>\n

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Aleksandr, did you grow it again this year? Curious to hear if it stayed completely true to type for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My Ozark Sunrise. Realized too late that I had already picked all the ripe tomatoes before taking a photo of the entire cluster! A truss with ripe and green fruits together is just stunning.<\/p>\n

Plant grew in the greenhouse, good production, fruit flavor was very good with pleasant sweetness. Gorgeous variety, with the fruits looking slightly different from each other depending on how much direct sunlight hit them. Seeds came from Aleksandr.<\/p>\n

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My Ozark Sunrise. The tomatoes are firm, sweet, and yet very juicy at the same time.<\/p>\n

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Planted two vines this year, and both ended up with orange flesh underneath the anthocyanin! The seed was about five years old. Wondering if the variety is prone to segregating off-types. But the sweetness was out of this world! Had that real, authentic field-grown flavor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Summary: Plant Habit, Yield, Sunlight and Genetics<\/h2>\n