Mennonite Orange

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• Seed Availability

Mennonite Orange
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	orange
Fruit shape	oblate, beefsteak
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	USA, Germany

B.C KO T

indet., regular leaf, medium size orange oblate fruits, 5-10 oz, very meaty, excellent flavor and buttery texture, great for salads and sandwiches.

Seed source:

1. B.C MC D 06 (Val and Dan McMurray of Wynndel, BC, Canada)

2. Rena Abernathy, Georgia 06

Year grown: 2010

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

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IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with 0.50-0.75 lb, orange fruit, very good taste, good yield.

Source 

ONT DO H 96 (Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)

Location:Oblong, Illinois

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History

• An Old Order Mennonite heirloom in southern Ontario since 1910, originally from Pennsylvania.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1994 Yearbook by Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (ONT DO H), a living history museum representing a rural village of 1914 Ontario.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena A.) - plant. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena A.) - flower buds. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - flowers. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (BC MC D) - flowers. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (BC MC D) - flowers. 2010-07-03.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - green fruit. 2010-07-26.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2010-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - ripe fruit. 2010-09-05.

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  Patty Brown, Ohio. Mennonite Orange - ripe fruit. August 15, 2009. Posted with the owner's permission.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - ripe fruit. 2010-10-06.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (BC MC D) - ripe fruit. 2010-08-20.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - sliced fruit. 2010-09-05.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Mennonite Orange (Rena) - sliced fruit. 2010-10-06.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	8	2
2010		5	.
2009		5	.
2008		7	.
2007		5	.

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