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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
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Winter Banana is a U.S. apple cultivar listed as originating in the U.S.A. before 1929 [S1]. It is marked ST, which this packet interprets as a standard apple type with fruit 5 cm or larger [S1]. Fruit size is listed as 8–10 cm, with attractive yellow skin, scarlet flush, waxy skin, and yellow flesh [S1].
It is classed as a dessert apple. The flavor is distinctive and aromatic, though specifically not like bananas [S1]. The note says very large fruits are excellent keepers and adds a tasting comment that the fruit is hard to forget once eaten [S1].
The entry says it has very wide climatic adaptability, needs a short period of winter chill, and is one of the few cultivars able to bear in warmer areas of California; it also reports Spokane plantings in the 1920s [S1]. The source suggests it is worth crossing with the most hardy cultivars, which reads as a breeding use note rather than parentage [S1]. The reference code appears as "Manchester," likely Walter Manchester of Jarvie, Alberta, but that attribution is uncertain [S1].
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada.
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“U.S.A. origin, prior to 1929.”
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“Very wide climatic adaptability, needing a short period of winter chill; one of the very few cultivars that can be fruited in warmer regions of California.”
— [1]
“Dessert apple with a distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor, but not like bananas.”
— [1]
“Worth crossing with the most hardy cultivars.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 15 | 0 | 0 | p74 | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Marked ST, indicating a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; Reference given as Manchester, likely the source abbreviation for Walte |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | hardiness_code_expansion | Marked ST, indicating a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference given as Manchester, likely the source abbreviation for Walter Manchester, Jarvie, Alberta. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Noted as one of the few cultivars that can be fruited in warmer regions of California. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Described as having very wide climatic adaptability and needing a short period of winter chill. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Reported as grown in the 1920s around Spokane. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | anecdote_snippet | The note says the fruits are once eaten never forgotten. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | keeping_quality | Very large fruits are described as excellent keepers. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Suggested as worth crossing with the most hardy cultivars. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | flavor_profile | Flavor described as distinctive, tantalizing, and aromatic, but not like bananas. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | culinary_use | Classed as a dessert apple. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Skin is described as waxy and flesh as yellow. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | fruit_color | Fruit described as attractive yellow with scarlet flush. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | fruit_size | Fruit size given as 8 to 10 cm. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | selection_origin_reference | Listed as of U.S.A. origin prior to 1929. | Winter Banana U.S.A. origin (prior to 1929) Fruit 8-10cm, attractive yellow with scarlet flush, waxy skin. Flesh yellow. Dessert. Distinctive tantalizing aromatic flavor but not like bananas. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Marked ST, indicating a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.97 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference given as Manchester, likely the source abbreviation for Walter Manchester, Jarvie, Alberta. | 0.79 |
| description_snippet | Noted as one of the few cultivars that can be fruited in warmer regions of California. | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Described as having very wide climatic adaptability and needing a short period of winter chill. | 0.91 |
| description_snippet | Reported as grown in the 1920s around Spokane. | 0.88 |
| anecdote_snippet | The note says the fruits are once eaten never forgotten. | 0.89 |
| keeping_quality | Very large fruits are described as excellent keepers. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Suggested as worth crossing with the most hardy cultivars. | 0.90 |
| flavor_profile | Flavor described as distinctive, tantalizing, and aromatic, but not like bananas. | 0.96 |
| culinary_use | Classed as a dessert apple. | 0.97 |
| description_snippet | Skin is described as waxy and flesh as yellow. | 0.94 |
| fruit_color | Fruit described as attractive yellow with scarlet flush. | 0.97 |
| fruit_size | Fruit size given as 8 to 10 cm. | 0.98 |
| selection_origin_reference | Listed as of U.S.A. origin prior to 1929. | 0.96 |
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