Cultivar 1638: Clark'S Prolific

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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no

Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 6 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0

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Clark's Prolific is an apple described in A Study of Northwestern Apples as originating at Albia, Iowa, and attributed to W. G. Clark [S1].

The fruit is listed as medium sized, regular, roundish conical, and sharply tapering. Its skin is described as polished, clear waxen yellow with a bright red blush [S1].

The flesh is yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, and rated very good. Its season is given as early winter [S1].

Summary source basis

S1: A Study of Northwestern Apples

This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.

Featured source descriptions

“Core closed; cells obovate, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds from seven to ten, short, roundish, very plump.”
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“Basin narrow, abrupt, shallow, slightly corrugated; calyx closed, segments erect convergent.”
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“Cavity deep, regular, acute, trace of russet; stem short.”
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“Regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering.”
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Story Highlights

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Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, very good. Early winter.A Study of Northwestern Apples, p41
Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, very good. Early winter.A Study of Northwestern Apples, p41
Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, very good. Early winter.A Study of Northwestern Apples, p41
Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, very good. Early winter.A Study of Northwestern Apples, p41

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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

Document	Title/URL	Rights	Claims	Relationships	History Events	Pages	Snippets
14	A Study of Northwestern Apples	unknown	6	0	0	p41	Cavity deep, regular, acute with trace russet; basin abrupt and slightly corrugated.; Season stated as early winter.; Flesh described as very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, and very good.; Skin surface is polished, cl

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Document	Page	Claim Type	Claim	Quote	Match
14	p41	description_snippet	Cavity deep, regular, acute with trace russet; basin abrupt and slightly corrugated.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90
14	p41	storage_duration	Season stated as early winter.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90
14	p41	flavor_profile	Flesh described as very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, and very good.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90
14	p41	fruit_color	Skin surface is polished, clear waxen yellow with bright red blush.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90
14	p41	fruit_size	Fruit size is medium.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90
14	p41	selection_origin_reference	Origin stated as Albia, Iowa; attributed as originated by W. G. Clark.	Clark’s Prolific—Origin, Albia, Iowa, originated by W. G. Clark—Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, sharply tapering; surface polished, clear waxen yellow, with bright red blush; ... flesh yellowish white, very tend	page_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

Type	Claim	Confidence
description_snippet	Cavity deep, regular, acute with trace russet; basin abrupt and slightly corrugated.	0.86
storage_duration	Season stated as early winter.	0.96
flavor_profile	Flesh described as very tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, and very good.	0.95
fruit_color	Skin surface is polished, clear waxen yellow with bright red blush.	0.94
fruit_size	Fruit size is medium.	0.95
selection_origin_reference	Origin stated as Albia, Iowa; attributed as originated by W. G. Clark.	0.97

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