A fairly recent variety, dating from 1997, developed by Craig LeHouillier and presented in 2002 in the S.S.Yearbook. The result of a cross between a "Brandywine" and an unknown, random parent, hence the name "Lucky Cross".
Large, beefsteak-like fruit weighing 200 to 500 grams, flattened with curved shoulders and ribbed at the top. Deep, corky depression at stem attachment, trace of umbilicus at one point.
Bicolored orange-yellow and red, with shoulders changing from green to orange-red only at full maturity.
Beefy flesh similar to other Brandywines, orange-yellow mottled with pink, darkening at full maturity. Fabulous flavor, complex, rich but sweet, superior to many Brandywines.
Large, potato-like foliage, indeterminate growth.
Good production, better in the second half of the season.
Harvest 2023, bag of approx. 15 seeds.
Caracteristics
| Caliber | Medium to big |
|---|---|
| Color | Two-tone Yellow-Red |
| Form | Beefsteak, Flattened |
| Earliness | Late |
| Foliage | Potato Leaf |
| Climate | All |
| Growing | Indeterminate |
| Height | + or - 1.8m |
| Origin | USA |












