{"id":857,"date":"2026-08-25T15:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=857"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:12:47","slug":"heart-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/heart-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of America Oxheart 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;857&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;Heart of America Oxheart 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<h2>Quick Summary of Heart of America (Serdtse Ameriki)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin &amp; Name:<\/strong> Circulated among Russian private seed collectors under the translated name &#8220;Serdtse Ameriki&#8221; (Heart of America).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall), but growers note it has a very manageable height. In a greenhouse, it grows taller than a person but doesn&#8217;t aggressively hit the roof, usually stopping around 1.7 &#8211; 1.8 meters (5.5 &#8211; 6 ft).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Classic red\/pink oxheart tomatoes. They are very dense and meaty.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Performance:<\/strong> A mid-season variety with decent, reliable yields. While the flavor is described as an ordinary, hearty tomato taste rather than a complex sweet profile, its dense, meaty texture makes it excellent for slicing and processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Have you grown this variety?<\/strong> Scroll down to <strong>add your review and photos<\/strong> in the comments below!<\/em><\/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\">Semechka (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (23,537 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia (USDA Zone 2\/3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tall (indeterminate) variety, grew in a greenhouse. The fruits are oblate (flattened-round), dense. The color is bright red, the taste has a tart\/acidic kick. Yield is below average.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Weight on scale: 442g \/ 15.6 oz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/90\/7892-200915024959.jpeg\" alt=\"Heart of America red tomato on scale with review text\" width=\"466\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Plena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,235 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, near Solnechnogorsk (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine actually did turn out in the shape of a heart.<\/p>\n<p>It was a mid-season variety for me, quite productive. I didn&#8217;t memorize the taste, but it is very meaty.<br \/>\nIn the greenhouse, it was taller than me, but it wasn&#8217;t hitting the roof like some others do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/9709-240815173653.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_9709-240815173653.jpeg\" alt=\"Heart of America tomato slice on a scale\" width=\"158\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/9709-240815173732.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_9709-240815173732.jpeg\" alt=\"Dense meaty oxheart flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galina P. (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,710 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Chekhov district (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Elena said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMine actually did turn out in the shape of a heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Elena, the name itself implies that it should be a heart \ud83d\ude09. So that means yours turned out exactly the way it is supposed to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Heart of America (Serdtse Ameriki) \ud83c\udf0d Origin &amp; Name: Circulated among Russian private seed collectors under the translated name &#8220;Serdtse Ameriki&#8221; (Heart of America). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall), but growers note it has a very manageable height. 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