Cuostralee

Cuostralee is an indeterminate heirloom beefsteak with deep red, heavily ribbed fruit. It ripens in about 85 days.

Typebeefsteak

Habitindeterminate

Days to maturity85

Fruit size16 to 48 oz

Colordeep red, heavily ribbed

Difficultymoderate

Flavor

Described as intense, deep, and old-fashioned, a rich flavor in a very large fruit. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

A French heirloom beefsteak introduced to the wider seed-saving world in 1992.

What it does well

Very large, dependable ribbed fruit, often one to two pounds
Intense old-fashioned flavor
Heavy yields

Where it frustrates

Needs a long season to ripen big fruit
Tall indeterminate vines need strong support

Like Cuostralee, but...

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Aussiebut more heavily ribbed and even larger Mortgage Lifterbut a deep red French heirloom rather than a pink one

Where to buy seed

Sources

Cuostralee Tomato · Restoration Seeds
Cuostralee Tomato Seeds · Tim's Tomatoes