Big Orange
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Big Orange | |
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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 |
B.C KO T
- 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)
IL LO N
- 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'.
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - seedling. 2011-03-15.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - plant. 2011-07-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - flowers. 2011-07-09.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | . | . | |
2014 | TomatoFest | . | . |
2013 | TomatoFest | . | . |
2012 | . | . | |
2011 | TomatoFest | 2 | 1 |
2010 | TomatoFest | 1 | |
2009 | TomatoFest | 2 | . |
2008 | TomatoFest | 1 | . |
2007 | 1 | . |