Orange Heirloom

• General Info
• Seed Availability

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

---

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds

---

B.C KO T

indet. plants with regular foliage produce medium yields of large flattened golden beefsteak tomatoes, up to 19 oz. The flavor is very good, sweet and balanced. Very meaty flesh with small seed cavities and few seeds.

Seed Source 

Reimer Seeds / MT KR J 06 (Jeanne Krenning, Montana) / Victory Seed Company |2009}}

---

IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with good yield of 10-12 oz orange beefsteak fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / NC NE L 04 (Lee Newman, Raleigh, North Carolina) / CV Reems Creek Valley Nursery

Location: Oblong, Illinois

---

TX AN S

80 days, indet., regular leaf plants, 10-12 oz deep orange beefsteaks with very good flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / IL LO N 06 (Neil Lockhart, Illinois) / NC NE L 04 (Lee Newman, Raleigh, North Carolina) / CV Reems Creek Valley Nursery

Year: 2007

Location: Bastrop, Texas

---

History

• Family heirloom, grown in the Weaverville area of the North Carolina mountains by the Sherman family for well over 75+ years.

---

Picture Gallery

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - plant. 2009-06-06.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - flower buds. 2009-06-13.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - baby fruit. 2009-06-13.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - green fruit. 2009-07-12.

• 

  Patty Brown, Ohio. Orange Heirloom - ripe fruit. August 12, 2010. Posted with the owner's permission.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - sliced ripe fruit. 2009-08-08.

• 

  Susan Anderson (TX AN S): Orange Heirloom. 2007.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Orange Heirloom - sliced fruit. 2009-08-22.

---

Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017	Reimer Seeds	.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Victory Seed Company	2	1
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - sold out for 2011 Victory Seed Company	2	1
2010	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	4	.
2009	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	2	.
2008		4	.
2007		3	.