Anderson Roman

Robust indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Very good yield of medium-large round oblate red beefsteaks with smooth shoulders.

Seed source:

Rob Gee, Ohio / Andy Fusco, Pennsylvania

Year grown: 2019

Location: Zone 6b, PNW, Columbia Valley (Lower Mainland), BC, Canada (780 ft above sea level)

85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of red 6-10 oz fruit, very good flavor.

Source: Will Bonsall, Scatterseed Project, Farmington, Maine (ME BO W) 99 / Rob Gee, Ohio / Andy Fusco, Pennsylvania

Location: Oblong, Illinois

History

An heirloom tomato brought from Rome, Italy by a steel executive who lived near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The steel executive passed the seed to Andy Fusco, a retired steelworker and master-gardener, who grew this tomato for many years and offered the plants for sale in the 80s. This way the Italian heirloom also became a 'local heirloom' in western Pennsylvania.
First offered in the Seed Savers 1990 Yearbook by Will Bonsall, Scatterseed Project, Farmington, Maine (ME BO W), who received the seeds from Rob Gee of Ohio.
Original name was Anderson. 'Roman' was added to the name when this variety was listed at SSE by Will Bonsal, probably to indicate the origin of the tomato.

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Country	Italy +
Description	Robust indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Very good yield of medium-large round oblate red beefsteaks with smooth shoulders.
Fruit color	red +
Fruit size	medium +
Fruit type	slicer +
Growth habit	indet. +
History	* An heirloom tomato brought from Rome, It … * An heirloom tomato brought from Rome, Italy by a steel executive who lived near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The steel executive passed the seed to Andy Fusco, a retired steelworker and master-gardener, who grew this tomato for many years and offered the plants for sale in the 80s. This way the Italian heirloom also became a 'local heirloom' in western Pennsylvania. First offered in the Seed Savers 1990 Yearbook by Will Bonsall, Scatterseed Project, Farmington, Maine (ME BO W), who received the seeds from Rob Gee of Ohio. Original name was Anderson. 'Roman' was added to the name when this variety was listed at SSE by Will Bonsal, probably to indicate the origin of the tomato. ably to indicate the origin of the tomato.
Leaf	regular +
Maturity	midseason +
Member	IL LO N +
Member code	B.C KO T +
Seed source	Rob Gee, Ohio / Andy Fusco, Pennsylvania
Variety type	open-pollinated + and heirloom +
Year grown	2019 +