{"id":7224,"date":"2026-11-06T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7224"},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:57:44","slug":"rozalinda-de-brebu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/rozalinda-de-brebu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rozalinda de Brebu Tomato Review &#038; Photos: Romanian Oxheart"},"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;7224&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;Rozalinda de Brebu Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos: Romanian Oxheart&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=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 25px; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> <strong>Rozalinda de Brebu<\/strong> is a standout mid-season <strong>indeterminate<\/strong> heirloom oxheart tracing back to Huni&#8217;s garden in Brebu, Romania. The sturdy vines produce heavy clusters of 6 to 8 fruit, with individual pink hearts reaching <strong>10.5 to 14 oz (300-400 g)+<\/strong>. Reviewers unanimously praise it as an extraordinary total package: thin-skinned, packed with solid, seedless meat, and possessing an intensely sweet, rich flavor that performs equally well in greenhouses and outdoor beds. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Valtwelve (Valeriy) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,848 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara-Ufa Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-date\">\ud83d\udcc5 September 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Easily my top new tomato discovery of the entire season: Rozalinda de Brebu.<br \/>\nPhenomenal flavor with a delicious sweet-forward profile, large fruit caliber, a sturdy, vigorous vine, and heavy production to back it up. That is an exceptionally rare combination of top-tier traits in a single heirloom!<br \/>\nPerformed effortlessly both in the greenhouse and out in the open garden beds. Seeds sourced from Svetlana (Lana s Kavkaza).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_09\/1394264722_13_07.jpg.9e93a0173e31ef15e6758c4cbbbce0b1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px 0; border-radius: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2026_09\/998343838_13_07.thumb.jpg.f9bc8de35bf250887d1c54a31ad09464.jpg\" alt=\"Rozalinda de Brebu tomato, photo by Valtwelve\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/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 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-date\">\ud83d\udcc5 October 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Rozalinda de Brebu (Romania).<br \/>\nIndeterminate vine, pink hearts weighing up to 14 oz (400 g). Pure solid meat inside, incredible flavor!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.1761738947_(RozalindadeBrebu).jpg.727cd32b5390350291e218af979fb097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px 0; border-radius: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.1761738947_(RozalindadeBrebu).jpg.727cd32b5390350291e218af979fb097.jpg\" alt=\"Rozalinda de Brebu cluster, photo by Svetikk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.918706823_(RozalindadeBrebu)2.jpg.9ba78ffe2e549e10ca86040260d3d4ff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px 0; border-radius: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_10\/large.918706823_(RozalindadeBrebu)2.jpg.9ba78ffe2e549e10ca86040260d3d4ff.jpg\" alt=\"Rozalinda de Brebu ripe pink fruit on vine, photo by Svetikk\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/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\">CUCSA <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,812 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-date\">\ud83d\udcc5 October 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Indeterminate, mid-season. A Romanian family heirloom hailing from Huni&#8217;s garden in Brebu.<br \/>\nPuts out gorgeous, thin-skinned pink fruit that is exceptionally sweet, starting at 10.5 oz (300 g) and up. Hangs in generous clusters of 6 to 8 fruit per truss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/large.1228510204_6_08_24.jpg.c0037c6aee8e926dd24363e9a6e39f8c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px 0; border-radius: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/large.1228510204_6_08_24.jpg.c0037c6aee8e926dd24363e9a6e39f8c.jpg\" alt=\"Rozalinda de Brebu massive fruit cluster, photo by CUCSA\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Full Summary: Rozalinda de Brebu Growth &amp; Flavor Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant &amp; Growth Habit:<\/strong> Vigorous indeterminate vine with robust foliage and strong structural stems capable of supporting heavy multi-fruit trusses. Mid-season maturity.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc96 <strong>Fruit Morphology:<\/strong> Plump, elegant pink heart-shaped beefsteaks (oxhearts) weighing between 10.5 and 14 oz (300-400 g), with exceptional specimens growing larger. Features delicate, thin skin.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Yield &amp; Cluster Size:<\/strong> Unusually prolific for a large oxheart, setting large trusses holding 6 to 8 heavy fruits each. Successful in both unheated poly greenhouses and open garden beds.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Texture &amp; Taste:<\/strong> Dense, firm, meaty interior with tiny seed cavities and minimal gel (&#8220;pure meat&#8221;). Delivers rich, sweet-forward old-world flavor with balanced acidity.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Traditional Romanian family heirloom preserved in the commune of Brebu (Prahova County, Romania).<\/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 Love meaty Eastern European oxhearts?<\/strong> Have you grown Rozalinda de Brebu or Romanian Pink? <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Drop your zone, cluster counts, and taste rating in the comments below!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Rozalinda de Brebu is a standout mid-season indeterminate heirloom oxheart tracing back to Huni&#8217;s garden in Brebu, Romania. The sturdy vines produce heavy clusters of 6 to 8 fruit, with individual pink hearts reaching 10.5 to 14 oz (300-400 g)+. 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