Herman's Yellow

• General Info
• Seed Availability

Herman's Yellow
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular, wispy
Fruit color	orange
Fruit shape	heart
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	slicer, paste
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Seed source:

Gary Fitzgerald, Massachusetts 07 / Sand Hill Preservation Center

Year grown: 2013 (germination failure)

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

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80 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a good yield of 0.5-1 lb orange, heart shaped fruit, very good flavor.

Source 

NY MA C 97 (Carolyn Male of Latham, New York) / Joe Bratka, New Jersey 96

Location: Oblong, Illinois

CZEC GR V

Seed source:

Heide (Tomatoville)

Year grown: 2022

Location: Czech republic,Brno, 780 ft

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Picture Gallery

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  Vladimir Gross. Herman s Yellow – ripe fruit. 2022-07-30.

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  Vladimir Gross. Herman s Yellow – ripe fruit. 2022-08-01.

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  Vladimir Gross. Herman s Yellow – sliced fruit. 2022-07-31.

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History

• An heirloom from the United States.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1997 Yearbook by Carolyn Male of Salem, New York (NY MA C), who got the seeds from Joe Bratka of New Jersey in 1996.

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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	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2013	.	.
2012		.	.
2011	Knapp's Fresh Vegies Sand Hill Preservation Center - not available for 2011	1	0
2010	Knapp's Fresh Vegies - new	0	.
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center - sold out for 2009	4	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center	4	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	5	.

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