Amana Orange

Beefsteak tomato. Indeterminate growth habit. Large, oblate, orange fruit. Uniform. Moderate ribbing extends entire length of fruit. Intermediate green shoulder. Strongly recessed stem end. Moderate radial cracking on most fruit; slight concentric cracking on a few. All fruit fasciated, cat-faced. Fruit born singly or in bunches of up to four. Regular leaves. Flower stigma even with stamen. Fruit measure 2.1-2.8" long by 2.9-4.6" wide and weigh 9-15oz. Good flavor; slightly sweet; low acid; meaty; average skin thickness. Does not keep well. Mid-season maturing. Average productivity when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Acquired by SSE from Will Bonsall (ME BO W) who received the variety in 1986 from the late Gary Staley (FL ST G). Gary Staley introduced this variety into the 1985 SSE Yearbook Exchange. It's one that he developed and named for Amana, IA, therefore this tomato is not a traditional variety from the Amana Colonies. SSE Accession # 123380