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.

Varieties

Open Pollinated

Fruit Colors

Bi-Color / Red / Yellow

Flesh Colors

Bi-Color / Red / Yellow

Fruit Shapes

Oblate

Fruit Sizes

Large

Fruit Weights

1-2 lb

Culinary Uses

Slicer

Maturities

Late

Plant Types

Indeterminate

Leaves

Regular

Flavors

Fruity