Taxon ID: 1
Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=yes
Relationships: 12 | Linked Entities (visible): 5 | Evidence claims: 14 | History events: 21 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: breeding_cross:4, column_scope_context:3, recommendation_context:1, recommendation_count_note:1, table_axis_context:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Melba is a cold-climate fruit cultivar with reported parentage Elsa x Melba [8].
Reported parentage includes Elsa x Melba [8]; Rescue x Melba [2]; Sylvia x Melba [7].
Source context places it in the Summer Apples section [1].
Current evidence places it across all three South Dakota recommendation zones used in this bulletin, from the southern border and lower Black Hills valleys through prairie north-slope areas to the northern two-thirds of the state [1].
This summary currently draws chiefly from South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11), with 11 additional supporting sources linked below.
Selected source quotations
“SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba”
— South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11), p1
“SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba”
— South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11), p1
“SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba”
— South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11), p1
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
| Zone Min | Zone Max | Zone Text | Assertion Type | Outcome | Location | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | recommendation_table | recommended | SUMMER APPLES | 0.84 | ||
| ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | recommendation_table | recommended | SUMMER APPLES | 0.84 | ||
| ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | recommendation_table | recommended | SUMMER APPLES | 0.84 |
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11) | public_domain | 10 | 0 | 0 | p1 | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State; {"column_label": "ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": ["Florence (1)"], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_tab |
| 60 | Norland | unknown | 1 | 1 | 3 | n/a | Rescue x Melba; relationship: cross_parent; history: Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada by C; history: Release event 1979 |
| 36 | Dawn | unknown | 0 | 1 | 4 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Selection origin 1945, tested as A55-101, and introduced; history: Trial/testing event 1959; history: Release event 1959 |
| 66 | Parkland | unknown | 0 | 1 | 4 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Selection origin Lacombe, tested as PF 26; history: Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada, by Dr; history: Release event 1979 |
| 67 | Patterson | unknown | 0 | 1 | 3 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Selection origin 1946, initially named Munro but later introduced by the University of; history: Selection origin University of Saskatchewan by Dr; history: Columbia x Melba |
| 33 | Chipman | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Columbia x Melba; relationship: cross_parent; history: Columbia x Melba |
| 45 | Harvester | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Sylvia x Melba; relationship: cross_parent; history: Sylvia x Melba |
| 75 | Rutherford | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Elsa x Melba; relationship: cross_parent; history: Elsa x Melba |
| 65 | PF5 | unknown | 0 | 2 | 1 | n/a | relationship: offered_by_candidate_nursery; relationship: cross_parent; history: Rescue x Melba |
| 38 | Exeter | unknown | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Columbia x Melba |
| 51 | Kingscourt | unknown | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Columbia x Melba |
| 76 | Rutherford1 | unknown | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Elsa x Melba |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | p1 | column_scope_context | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | taxon_context | SUMMER APPLES | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | table_axis_context | Sweet Crab | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | recommendation_context | Varieties for Trial | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": ["Florence (1)"], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_table_page", "r | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | recommendation_count_note | Florence (1) | Melba Florence (1) | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | column_scope_context | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | taxon_context | SUMMER APPLES | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | table_axis_context | Sweet Crab | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | recommendation_context | Varieties for Trial | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": ["Florence (1)"], "page_number": 1, "parse | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | column_scope_context | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | taxon_context | SUMMER APPLES | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | table_axis_context | Sweet Crab | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | recommendation_context | Varieties for Trial | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p1 | structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": [], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_tab | SUMMER APPLES | Varieties for Trial | Sweet Crab | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | Melba | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Relation | Type | ID | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross_parent | cultivar | 249 | Elsa |
| cross_parent | cultivar | 219 | Columbia |
| cross_parent | cultivar | 240 | Rescue |
| offered_by_candidate_nursery | nursery | 22 | Parkland Farm |
| cross_parent | cultivar | 239 | Sylvia |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| breeding_cross | Elsa x Melba | 0.65 |
| breeding_cross | Rescue x Melba | 0.65 |
| breeding_cross | Sylvia x Melba | 0.65 |
| breeding_cross | Columbia x Melba | 0.65 |
| column_scope_context | ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State | 0.92 |
| structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE III All Rest and Northern two-thirds of State", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": ["Florence (1)"], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_table_page", "row_context": "Varieties for Trial", "row | 0.94 |
| recommendation_count_note | Florence (1) | 0.92 |
| column_scope_context | ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie | 0.92 |
| structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE II Counties in Minne-sota that have North Slopes & Valleys of General Prairie", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": ["Florence (1)"], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_table_page", "row_conte | 0.94 |
| column_scope_context | ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills | 0.92 |
| taxon_context | SUMMER APPLES | 0.92 |
| table_axis_context | Sweet Crab | 0.92 |
| recommendation_context | Varieties for Trial | 0.92 |
| structured_entry_json | {"column_label": "ZONE I Southern Border, Lincoln Co., West & lower Valleys around Black Hills", "cultivar_name": "Melba", "notes": [], "page_number": 1, "parser_mode": "visual_table_page", "row_context": "Varieties for | 0.94 |
| ID | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 597 | cross_event | 1959 | Elsa x Melba |
| 591 | cross_event | 1959 | Elsa x Melba |
| 557 | selection_origin_event | 1946 | Selection origin 1946, initially named Munro but later introduced by the University of |
| 556 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin University of Saskatchewan by Dr | |
| 555 | cross_event | 1960 | Columbia x Melba |
| 549 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin Lacombe, tested as PF 26 | |
| 548 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada, by Dr | |
| 547 | release_event | 1979 | Release event 1979 |
| 546 | cross_event | 1979 | Rescue x Melba |
| 540 | cross_event | 1990 | Rescue x Melba |
| 521 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada by C | |
| 520 | release_event | 1979 | Release event 1979 |
| 519 | cross_event | 1980 | Rescue x Melba |
| 479 | cross_event | 1960 | Columbia x Melba |
| 450 | cross_event | 1960 | Sylvia x Melba |
| 393 | cross_event | 1959 | Columbia x Melba |
| 386 | selection_origin_event | 1945 | Selection origin 1945, tested as A55-101, and introduced |
| 385 | trial_event | 1959 | Trial/testing event 1959 |
| 384 | release_event | 1959 | Release event 1959 |
| 383 | cross_event | 1959 | Columbia x Melba |
| 363 | cross_event | 1960 | Columbia x Melba |