Big Orange

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Big Orange
Maturity late
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color orange, bi-color
Fruit shape beefsteak
Fruit size large
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated
Country unknown

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indet., regular leaf, very pretty bi-colored fruits, pink blush over yellow on the exterior, irregular shapes. I first thought I had wrong seed, as I expected to see orange fruits, based on the name alone. However, under further investigation I discovered that SSE Heritage Farm had this tomato catalogued as "plant to 5', bicolor fruit, from WV CO N, SSE TOMATO 194", which matched my observations. It is quite possible that there are several different tomatoes with the same name, 'Big Orange', as the name is so generic.

Seed source:

1. John Seewald, New Jersey 07 / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 02
2. Neil Gillard, Ontario, Canada 11 (2002 seed) / Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 02 / WV CO N

Year grown: 2011 (1), 2012 (2)

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


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85 days, indet., regular leaf, 12-20 oz orange beefsteak, very good flavor, good yield.
Source 
Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08 / Mr. Blevins of Virginia

Year: 2008

Location: Oblong, Illinois


History

  •  ?
  • SSE TOMATO 194 (bi-color).
  • There are both the orange and bi-color types listed in the Seed Savers Yearbooks under the same name 'Big Orange'.

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