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open-pollinated
Sunset's Red Horizon
Also sold as: Rostova, Sunset Red Horizon
Huge red Russian oxheart brought west by Nik Peplenov and named by Gary Ibsen, noted for long-season productivity, frost tolerance and old-fashioned flavour.
- Shape
- Heart
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Outdoor
- Typical fruit weight
- 680 g (340–1361 g)
- Days to maturity
- 72 days (70–74) from transplant
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- Very high
- Cracking resistance
- High
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- Support needed
- Substantial
- Cool-climate suitability
- Very high
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