Beefsteak Tomato 'Cardinal Mazarini' / 'Mazarini'
- Product number: 295268
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, or also L. esculentum
Very large and tasty fruits weighing 300-600 grams. The taste of the cardinal-red, heart-shaped fruits is sweet with sufficient acidic and aromatic notes. A beloved Russian tomato! The plants grow best in the greenhouse and climb up to 2 m high. The tomato is named after one of the most powerful and greedy cardinals of France: Giulio Mazarino, perhaps he had an admirer…
Do you often grow your tomatoes in the same spot, for example in a greenhouse? Then soil-borne diseases can develop, which rootstocks are resistant to, and for which grafting is therefore recommended:
for grafting tomatoes, use this variety: 291110 Tomato 'Landon'. As an aid, we recommend these grafting clips: 847520 Grafting clip 1.5 mm.
The largest tomatoes in our assortment are called beefsteak tomatoes. This tomato owes its name to the larger amount of flesh (instead of juice). This applies to most varieties in this group, with a few exceptions such as the so-called stuffing tomatoes.
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Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, or also L. esculentum
Dutch: Vleestomaat (Beefsteak tomato)
Also known as: Kardinaal Mazarini
English: Tomato, Beefsteaks Type
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- Flower colour: White flowers with yellow stamens
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum, or also L. esculentum
- Dutch: Beefsteak tomato
- Also known as: Cardinal Mazarin
- English: Tomato, Beefsteaks Type
