Orange Heirloom/Stone/Great White

**Lee** · August 11, 2006

Here's what I had for dinner the other night on a BT sandwich. No lettuce around....

From left to right we have:

Orange Heirloom- A great fruity tasty orange beef steak variety with a nice tart bite.

Stone - Livingston variety which produces large quantities of solid (read firm) red slicers. Flavor leans to the tart side
and is quite good.

Great White - Grown on foster farm, so no growing report. Mild tasting and nicely shaped fruit.

Lee

jerseyjohn61 · August 12, 2006

Lee,

the colors in a candy shop were
never more inviting....JJ61

dcarch · August 13, 2006

Nice harvest.

My Great White gave me a bigger one. About 16 oz plus.

Something for you to look forward to.

dcarch

**Lee** · July 27, 2012

More photos of Orange Heirloom. These produced great this year! Most fruit weighed in over 12 oz. With a few topping out at 1 pound. Easily my be producing heirloom for the season so far!

The last photo shows it with other yellow/oranges tomatoes.
In the box from left to right...
Sean's Yellow Dwarf, Improved Colossal Yellow, Kentucky Yellow Heirloom, Orange Heirloom, and Yellow Bosnian (out of the box). These made a nice sauce!

Lee

**carolyn137** · July 27, 2012

Looking good Lee, and I'm glad to see the Yellow Bosnian as well since that's a new one from Tania that she just got last year and is one of three you're doing seed production for me, so I hope they all didn't go into the sauce before you fished out some seeds.

I like the looks of that Orange Heirloom as well and since I do like most of the orange ones I've grown, how would you describe the taste? As good as KBX or Orange Minsk?

**Lee** · July 27, 2012

The taste of Orange Heirloom is a balanced fruity flavor with a somewhat creamy texture. I rate the flavor anywhere between a 7~8.
They don't have a tart bite that I typically prefer, but this one is still
a nice one to grow.

In side by side tastes tests with KBX (at Tomatopalooza[tm]), some
folks like OH better, others KBX. I can go either way.

Lee

Randall · July 29, 2012

Thanks for posting those, Lee. Those are some good looking 'maters! I grew Great White for the first time this year and as I saw mentioned somewhere above, it made some really big ones. Overall, it was a little more mild than what I go for but I saved some seed and maybe I'll give it another go next year!

RebelRidin · July 30, 2012

Really nice looking toms. That Orange Heirloom looks awful tempting. Another one for the have to try list.

PA_Julia · August 3, 2012

Excellent looking slices!! I bet that BT sandwich was fabulous!!

Julia

August 11, 2006	#1
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Orange Heirloom/Stone/Great White Here's what I had for dinner the other night on a BT sandwich. No lettuce around.... From left to right we have: Orange Heirloom- A great fruity tasty orange beef steak variety with a nice tart bite. Stone - Livingston variety which produces large quantities of solid (read firm) red slicers. Flavor leans to the tart side and is quite good. Great White - Grown on foster farm, so no growing report. Mild tasting and nicely shaped fruit. Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

August 13, 2006	#3
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Nice harvest. My Great White gave me a bigger one. About 16 oz plus. Something for you to look forward to. dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

July 27, 2012	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Looking good Lee, and I'm glad to see the Yellow Bosnian as well since that's a new one from Tania that she just got last year and is one of three you're doing seed production for me, so I hope they all didn't go into the sauce before you fished out some seeds. I like the looks of that Orange Heirloom as well and since I do like most of the orange ones I've grown, how would you describe the taste? As good as KBX or Orange Minsk? __________________ Carolyn

July 27, 2012	#6
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	The taste of Orange Heirloom is a balanced fruity flavor with a somewhat creamy texture. I rate the flavor anywhere between a 7~8. They don't have a tart bite that I typically prefer, but this one is still a nice one to grow. In side by side tastes tests with KBX (at Tomatopalooza[tm]), some folks like OH better, others KBX. I can go either way. Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

July 30, 2012	#8
RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	Really nice looking toms. That Orange Heirloom looks awful tempting. Another one for the have to try list. __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787

August 12, 2006	#2
jerseyjohn61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Z/6 Posts: 554	Lee, the colors in a candy shop were never more inviting....JJ61

July 29, 2012	#7
Randall Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 6a Posts: 396	Thanks for posting those, Lee. Those are some good looking 'maters! I grew Great White for the first time this year and as I saw mentioned somewhere above, it made some really big ones. Overall, it was a little more mild than what I go for but I saved some seed and maybe I'll give it another go next year!

August 3, 2012	#9
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Excellent looking slices!! I bet that BT sandwich was fabulous!! Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013