Mennonite Orange

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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)


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


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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Facts about Mennonite OrangeRDF feed
CountryUSA, Germany +
Fruit colororange +
Fruit shapeoblate + and beefsteak +
Fruit sizemedium +
Fruit typeslicer +
Growth habitindet. +
Leafregular +
Maturitymidseason +
MemberB.C KO T + and IL LO N +
Variety typeopen-pollinated + and heirloom +
VendorTatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
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