Martino's Roma

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• Seed Availability

Martino's Roma
Maturity	late
Growth habit	det.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	plum, elongated
Fruit size	small
Fruit type	paste, canner, cooking
Variety type	heirloom
Country	USA

B.C KO T

Mid- to late season. Compact det. plants, regular foliage, high yields of red plum / pear shaped fruit, 1-2 oz, 2.5-3" long and 1.5-2" in diameter, with firm dry flesh interior and few seeds. Fruits easily fall off the vine when ripe, which prompts for picking slightly under-ripe. Flavor is very good and sweet.

Seed source:

Kristien Dhoor, Belgium 06 / Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany

Year grown: 2010

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

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MI FL J

90 days, det., very productive paste tomato. Ripe fruit tends to fall from the vine.

Source 

NY MA C (Carolyn Male, Latham, New York) / NY CO M 91 (Maureen E. Conway, NY)

Year: 93, 97, 99-02

Location: Augusta, Michigan

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History

• An heirloom from the western part of New York State, originally from Italy.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1991 (?) Yearbook by Maureen Conway, NY (NY CO M), who received the original seed from a 87 year-old Italian gardener in Finger Lakes area of New York State, who was a true seed saver and grew this variety for many years. He received the seed from a friend who brought them from Italy many years earlier.

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Martino's Roma - green fruit. 2010-08-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Martino's Roma - ripe fruit. 2010-08-25.

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  Heritage Tomato Seed. Martino's Roma - ripe fruit. 2012

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Martino's Roma - sliced fruit. 2010-09-02.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2015	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie	.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2014 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Diane's Flower Seeds Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Tomato Seed Pinetree Seeds Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Heritage Tomato Seed - new Hazzard's Wholesale Seeds Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	.	.
2012	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Pinetree Seeds Seed Savers Exchange Tomato Growers Supply	.	.
2011	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	8	2
2010	Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes of Airdrie - new Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	4	1
2009	Heirloom Seeds Heirloom Tomatoes Heritage Harvest Seed Pinetree Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	6	.
2008	Heirloom Seeds Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply TomatoFest	9	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center Seed Savers Exchange Solana Seeds Tomato Growers Supply	8	.