Seeds sent to Gary Ibsen from a seed company that had sourced seeds from USDA. Seeds were supposed to be a large, pink beefsteak heirloom but after growing them out in 2 trials he found them to be not pink at all but a striped ‘jewel.’ He serendipitously ended up with incredibly large (1-2 lb.), gold-red striped beefsteak fruits. Grown out in following years the fruit proved to be just as wonderfully splendid. Juicy, few seeds, tropical fruity flavors.

Culinary Use

Slicer

Flavor Profile

Fruity

Flesh Color

Bi-Color / Red / Yellow

Fruit Color

Bi-Color / Red / Yellow

Fruit Shape

Oblate

Fruit Size

Large

Leaf Type

Regular

Maturity

Late

Plant Type

Indeterminate

Variety

Open Pollinated