Amana Orange

80-90 days, indet., regular leaf, ribbed orange beefsteak fruit, 4-8 oz, very good mild flavor.

Original Seed Source:

Year: 2006

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 12-16 oz orange fruit, very good sweet mild flavor.

Location: Oblong, Illinois

History

First introduced to SSE by Gary Staley of Brandon, Florida (FL ST G) in 1985. Gary Staley named this tomato after the Amana Corporation (not Amana Colonies as other sources indicate), where he worked as a Customer Service Manager.
First offered commercially by Tomato Growers Supply in 1995.

Year	Commercial Vendors (Catalog)	Seed Savers Yearbook (listings)
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	9
2009	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Heirloom Tomatoes Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2009 Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Totally Tomatoes	8
2008	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Gourmet Seed International Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest Totally Tomatoes	9
2007	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply Tomatofest	7

Fruit color	orange +
Fruit shape	oblate +, and beefsteak +
Fruit size	large +
Fruit type	slicer +
Growth habit	indet. +
Leaf	regular +
Maturity	midseason +
Member	B.C KO T +, and IL LO N +
Vendor	Heirloom Seeds +, Tomato Growers Supply Company +, Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds +, Marianna's Heirloom Seeds +, Gourmet Seed International +, Heirloom Tomatoes +, Sandhill Preservation +, Solana Seeds +, Tomatofest +, and Totally Tomatoes +