Orange King Tomato

85 days, semi-determinate — 'Orange King' has beautiful, compact plants that tend to be loaded with flowers. A case of "not judging a book by its cover," they taste like a good red tomato; tart but mild and not sweet like you might expect from an orange variety. The fruits are four to eleven ounces each, oblate-shaped, and a bright orange color inside and out. The juice looks like orange juice.

Bred as a cross of 'New Hampshire Victor' and an orange sport of 'Scarlet Dawn' by Dr. Albert F. Yeager, Department of Horticulture, University of New Hampshire and released in 1943. Sent to us by David Pendergrass from USDA ARS accession number NSL 6884. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.