Taxon ID: 7
Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 21 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Forest King is a cold-climate fruit cultivar introduced in 1938 [1].
Reported fruit characteristics: size notes include 2 1/4 inches [1]; color notes include white [1]; flavor/cooking notes include Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab [1].
This summary currently draws chiefly from New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest.
Selected source quotations
“These large-fruited American wild crabs are usually classified as Pyrus Soulardii, and are regarded by botanists as natural hybrids of Pyrus loensis and Pyrus Malus”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p15
“Fruit regular round, truncated with white dots; green to golden yellow, unctuous, 2 Yz inches across, 2 Y4 inches deep, weight 5 Y4 ounces”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p15
“The Forest King should be in the collection along with Mercer, Missouri, Giant, and other large crabs”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p15
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 1 | New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest | unknown | 21 | 0 | 0 | p15 | Forest King: Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab.; Forest King: Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab; Forest King: 2 1/4 inches; Forest King: white |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | These large-fruited American wild crabs are usually classified as Pyrus Soulardii, and are regarded by botanists as natural hybrids of Pyrus loensis and Pyrus Malus | These large-fruited American wild crabs are usually classified as Pyrus Soulardii, and are regarded by botanists as natural hybrids of Pyrus loensis and Pyrus Malus | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | The Forest King should be in the collection along with Mercer, Missouri, Giant, and other large crabs | The Forest King should be in the collection along with Mercer, Missouri, Giant, and other large crabs | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab | Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Flesh white, juicy | Flesh white, juicy | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Seeds plump | Seeds plump | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Cavity acuminate, stem filling the lower part of the cavity | Cavity acuminate, stem filling the lower part of the cavity | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Dots minute, white or green, numerous | Dots minute, white or green, numerous | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Surface light greenish yellow to golden yellow | Surface light greenish yellow to golden yellow | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Fruit regular round, truncated with white dots; green to golden yellow, unctuous, 2 Yz inches across, 2 Y4 inches deep, weight 5 Y4 ounces | Fruit regular round, truncated with white dots; green to golden yellow, unctuous, 2 Yz inches across, 2 Y4 inches deep, weight 5 Y4 ounces | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Tree had a heavy crop in 1937 following the drouth year 1936; also a very large crop in 1939 | Tree had a heavy crop in 1937 following the drouth year 1936; also a very large crop in 1939 | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | Found near the Wisconsin border in the woods near Winnebago, Illinois, about 1904 | Found near the Wisconsin border in the woods near Winnebago, Illinois, about 1904 | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p15 | verbatim_quote | FoREST KING wild crabapple-1938 | FoREST KING wild crabapple-1938 | normalized_exact:1.00 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| description_snippet | Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab. | 0.54 |
| flavor_profile | Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab | 0.57 |
| fruit_size | 2 1/4 inches | 0.58 |
| fruit_color | white | 0.55 |
| entry_basin_calyx | Dots minute, white or green, numerous | 0.88 |
| entry_basin_calyx | Fruit regular round, truncated with white dots; green to golden yellow, unctuous, 2 Yz inches across, 2 Y4 inches deep, weight 5 Y4 ounces | 0.88 |
| structured_entry_json | {"cultivar_name":"Forest King","year":1938,"heading_raw":"FoREST KING wild","locations":["Mercer, Missouri"],"crosses":[],"fruit_size_mentions":["2 1/2 inches","2 1/4 inches"],"color_mentions":["green","yellow","greenish | 0.95 |
| verbatim_quote | These large-fruited American wild crabs are usually classified as Pyrus Soulardii, and are regarded by botanists as natural hybrids of Pyrus loensis and Pyrus Malus | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The Forest King should be in the collection along with Mercer, Missouri, Giant, and other large crabs | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Flavor acerb, crabby, but much milder than the ordinary wild crab | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Flesh white, juicy | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Seeds plump | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Cavity acuminate, stem filling the lower part of the cavity | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Dots minute, white or green, numerous | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Surface light greenish yellow to golden yellow | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Fruit regular round, truncated with white dots; green to golden yellow, unctuous, 2 Yz inches across, 2 Y4 inches deep, weight 5 Y4 ounces | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Tree had a heavy crop in 1937 following the drouth year 1936; also a very large crop in 1939 | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Found near the Wisconsin border in the woods near Winnebago, Illinois, about 1904 | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | FoREST KING wild crabapple-1938 | 0.97 |
| entry_location | Mercer, Missouri | 0.90 |
| release_year_reference | 1938 | 0.92 |
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