{"id":6972,"date":"2026-11-02T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=6972"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:28:40","slug":"osu-o-blonde-avec-tetons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/osu-o-blonde-avec-tetons\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU O Blonde avec Tetons Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"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;6972&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OSU O Blonde avec Tetons Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"quick-take\">\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Quick take:<\/strong> <strong>OSU O Blonde avec Tetons<\/strong> is an <strong>indeterminate<\/strong>, <strong>mid-season<\/strong> specialty plum derived from Oregon State University anthocyanin genetics and refined in Europe. It bears variable 4.2-8.8 oz (120-250 g) red plum-shaped fruits splashed with dusky purple shoulders, frequently sporting a prominent pointed beak. In cool northern greenhouses, it yields firm yet remarkably juicy, sweet slicers that hold up well on the vine. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== DISCUSSION HEADING ===== --><\/p>\n<h2>Grower&#8217;s Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n<p><!-- ===== FORUM POSTS ===== --><\/p>\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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,805 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>OSU O Blonde avec Tetons. Local vendors around here humorously catalog it as &#8220;Busty Blonde&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p>Indeterminate, mid-season maturity, grew in the greenhouse pruned to two stems. The tomatoes are red with a subtle splash of anthocyanin across the shoulders. Plum-shaped with quite a bit of variation, fruits can be smooth or irregular, some showing a pronounced pointed beak and others without one.<\/p>\n<p>Weight ranges from 4.2 to 8.8 oz (120 to 250 g). The flesh is firm-textured yet very juicy, sweet, and packs great flavor!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210821_115701.jpg.9bcad1ed38139af7377f8d2ca7bfcccf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210821_115701.thumb.jpg.972a7c3bae479d6fc6f492b52de4cad6.jpg\" alt=\"OSU O Blonde avec Tetons tomato cluster with pointed tips, photo posted by Svetikk\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== FULL SUMMARY ===== --><\/p>\n<div id=\"full-summary\" class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Full Summary: Plant, Morphology and Flavor Profile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant &amp; Lineage:<\/strong> Developed in Europe from Oregon State University (OSU) high-anthocyanin breeding stock. Grows as an indeterminate vine suited for training to two leaders in protected greenhouse structures.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Fruit Morphology:<\/strong> Mid-season producer of elongated plum\/paste tomatoes weighing 4.2 to 8.8 oz (120 to 250 g). Displays botanical polymorphism with variable fruit shapes ranging from blunt oval plums to sharply beaked, heart-like tips.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Warm red flesh overlaid with a gentle purple anthocyanin cap on sun-exposed shoulders. Firm cell walls offer good sliceability and canning potential, yet retain high juice content and concentrated sweetness.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0e <strong>Who Reviewed It:<\/strong> Svetlana (Svetikk), growing under glass in the Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== CTA ===== --><\/p>\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 OSU O Blonde avec Tetons?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Did your fruits throw sharp pointed beaks or stay smooth? Share your zone and photos in the comments below!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- ===== EDITOR'S NOTE ===== --><\/p>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 0.9em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Note: The &#8220;T\u00e9tons&#8221; Naming Tradition<\/strong><br \/>\nThe cultivar name combines Dr. Jim Myers&#8217; Oregon State University (OSU) breeding program tag with the classic French horticultural descriptor <em>avec t\u00e9tons<\/em> (&#8220;with nipples&#8221;), a long-standing naming convention in France (most famously seen in the heirloom <em>T\u00e9ton de V\u00e9nus<\/em>) used to describe plum or heart tomatoes with prominent beaked blossom ends. When translated literally into Eastern European seed catalogs, vendors humorously branded it Busty Blonde.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: OSU O Blonde avec Tetons is an indeterminate, mid-season specialty plum derived from Oregon State University anthocyanin genetics and refined in Europe. It bears variable 4.2-8.8 oz (120-250 g) red plum-shaped fruits splashed with dusky purple shoulders, frequently sporting a prominent pointed beak. 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