1 / 2open-pollinated
Amana Orange
Also sold as: Amana Orange Heirloom
Large orange Iowa-associated heirloom producing 12-16 oz low-acid beefsteaks with rich mild flavour on tall indeterminate vines.
Orange
- Shape
- Oblate / flattened
- Fruit type
- Beefsteak
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 340 g (283–454 g)
- Days to maturity
- 83 days (75–90) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- Medium
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Growing advice
- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- A large, relatively late orange beefsteak. In cooler UK areas start early and favour a greenhouse or very warm sheltered site. Support individual heavy trusses and fruit. Soil/culture: loamy, fertile, well-drained soil, pH about 6.0-6.5, even moisture
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