Golden Queen

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Golden Queen
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	heirloom, historic, open-pollinated
Country	USA

IL LO N

80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 4-8 oz yellow fruit with pink blush, very good mild sweet flavor.

Source 

Reimer Seeds / Darrell Merrell of Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK ME D) 98 / (Steve Draper of Midvale, Utah (UT DR S) 96 / Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C)

Location: Oblong, Illinois

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GERM SC K

Big yellow tomato, regular leaf, indet., no difference between the tomatoes grown from the two different sources are noted. 100-120 gr.

Source 

1. Reimer Seeds

2. M. Hahm-Hartmann 06

3. www.ginsterfarm.ch 06

Year: 2006

Location: Germany

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History

• A historically important variety, 1892 Livingston release, a.k.a. Livingston's Golden Queen
• 1900 Livingston seed catalog says:

"Livingston's Golden Queen. (introduced by us in 1882). "Queen of All the Yellows", and a real good yellow sort of first-class quality. Its superior flavor has brought it into general favor as a table fruit. It is solid, always smooth, entirely free from ridges, large in size, ripens early, and is the most beautiful yellow variety ever sent out. The larger and riper fruits are sometimes tingled with red at the blossom end. None excel it for eating raw or slicing. The handsome golden-yellow slices make a beautiful contrast in a dish with red sorts. It has very little acid, and the quality is excellent. Makes handsome rich preserves. "

Click here to view the catalog scan at Craig LeHouillier's website

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See also

• Golden Queen, USDA strain,
  
• Golden Queen, Livingston's,
  
• Golden Queen, Pinetree

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Picture Gallery

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Golden Queen.

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Golden Queen (M.Hahm-Hartmann).

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  Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Golden Queen (M.Hahm-Hartmann).

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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	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Diane's Flower Seeds Heirloom Seeds Nature and Nurture Seeds - new TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2013	Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	.	.
2012	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Victory Seed Company	7 + 3 (as Livingston's Golden Queen)	4 + 2 (as Livingston's Golden Queen)
2011	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds TomatoFest Victory Seed Company	9	1
2010	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds TomatoFest	13	1
2009	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Knapp's Fresh Vegies Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds TomatoFest	10	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds TomatoFest	18	.
2007	Marianna's Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Solana Seeds	16	.