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

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)

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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

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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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See also

• Big Orange, Cool Ridge,
  
• Big Orange Bicolor (SSE 194)

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - seedling. 2011-03-15.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - plant. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Big Orange - flowers. 2011-07-09.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
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2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	TomatoFest	.	.
2013	TomatoFest	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	TomatoFest	2	1
2010	TomatoFest	1
2009	TomatoFest	2	.
2008	TomatoFest	1	.
2007		1	.