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Prolific Sweeting is a Russian apple. A Study of Northwestern Apples describes it as a productive fall sweet apple. The bulletin lists it as No. 351 and treats it as a named cultivar. Dr. T. H. Hoskins of Vermont called it "the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes." [S1]
The fruit is above medium size and roundish oblate, with some irregularity and faint angularity. The skin is polished and smooth. It is pale yellow, becoming waxen white, with minute white dots and a few russet dots. The flesh is white, fine grained, sweet, juicy, and rated very good. [S1]
The detailed description gives a deep, acuminate cavity with ribbing and some stellate russet. The core is half open and clasping. The calyx is closed, with erect, convergent segments. A keyed identification section also places Prolific Sweeting among sweet apples, with above medium, roundish oblate fruit and ovate cells. [S1]
Its season is September to October. The source calls it valuable and productive. It does not give storage behavior, tree habit, disease notes, parentage, breeder, release date, or a direct hardiness rating. Its Russian origin and inclusion in a northwestern apple bulletin give regional context, but the evidence does not support a precise zone claim. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.
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“Origin is listed as Russia.”
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“Cavity deep and acuminate with ribbing and some stellate russet; core half open clasping; calyx closed with erect convergent segments.”
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“Listed under Flesh sweet; above medium, roundish oblate, cells ovate.”
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“Flesh is white, fine-grained, sweet, and juicy; overall quality rated very good.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 14 | A Study of Northwestern Apples | unknown | 8 | 0 | 0 | p89 p138 | Fruit form includes roundish oblate with ovate cells; size around medium.; Entry number is recorded as No. 351.; Cavity deep and acuminate with ribbing and some stellate russet; core half open clasping; calyx closed with |
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| 14 | p138 | description_snippet | Fruit form includes roundish oblate with ovate cells; size around medium. | Above medium , roundish oblate, cells ovate ... Prolific Sweeting | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | source_reference_abbreviation | Entry number is recorded as No. 351. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | description_snippet | Cavity deep and acuminate with ribbing and some stellate russet; core half open clasping; calyx closed with erect convergent segments. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | flavor_profile | Flesh is white, fine-grained, sweet, and juicy; overall quality rated very good. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | fruit_color | Fruit surface is polished and smooth, pale yellow becoming waxen white; dots white and minute, mostly numerous with a few russet dots. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | fruit_size | Fruit described as above medium and roundish oblate, with some irregularity and obscure angularity. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | breeder_reference | Dr. T. H. Hoskins (Vermont) praised it as the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p89 | selection_origin_reference | Origin is listed as Russia. | Prolific Sweeting (No. 351)—Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it 'the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes.' Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregu- l | page_block:0.90 |
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| description_snippet | Fruit form includes roundish oblate with ovate cells; size around medium. | 0.66 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Entry number is recorded as No. 351. | 0.99 |
| description_snippet | Cavity deep and acuminate with ribbing and some stellate russet; core half open clasping; calyx closed with erect convergent segments. | 0.95 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh is white, fine-grained, sweet, and juicy; overall quality rated very good. | 0.97 |
| fruit_color | Fruit surface is polished and smooth, pale yellow becoming waxen white; dots white and minute, mostly numerous with a few russet dots. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit described as above medium and roundish oblate, with some irregularity and obscure angularity. | 0.97 |
| breeder_reference | Dr. T. H. Hoskins (Vermont) praised it as the best of the fall sweet apples for market purposes. | 0.93 |
| selection_origin_reference | Origin is listed as Russia. | 0.99 |
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