Cultivar 514: Ames 550

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

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Ames 550 is a crabapple or applecrab selection from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, recorded in 1928, with parentage listed as Brier × Mercer.[S1]

In the Prairie Canada source, it appears as a brief historical entry rather than a full cultivar profile.[S1]

The document does not provide naming history, breeder details, fruit-use direction, flavor notes, storage traits, season, or tree habit for Ames 550.[S1]

The most explicit trait shown is its CR code. In this source, CR means crabapple or applecrab and fruit less than 5 cm in diameter (small-fruited type).[S1] The source does not clarify whether it was intended for fresh eating, cooking, juice, canning, preserving, or another use.[S1]

No direct hardiness rating is given for Ames 550 in S1.[S1]

Overall, Ames 550 is documented mainly by its identity fields in this record—1928 origin, Iowa origin, Brier × Mercer parentage, and CR (small-fruited crabapple type)—while detailed horticultural traits are not provided in this source.[S1]

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This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada.

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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

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3Edible Apples in Prairie Canadaunknown400p14Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).; Code CR indicates a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter.; Associated with the Iowa Agricultural Exploration Station, d

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3p14description_snippetListed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).Ames 550 (Brier X Mercer) Iowa Agr Exploration Stn. (1928) CRpage_block:0.90
3p14taxon_contextCode CR indicates a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter.Ames 550 (Brier X Mercer) Iowa Agr Exploration Stn. (1928) CRpage_block:0.90
3p14breeder_referenceAssociated with the Iowa Agricultural Exploration Station, dated 1928.Ames 550 (Brier X Mercer) Iowa Agr Exploration Stn. (1928) CRpage_block:0.90
3p14entry_pedigreeEntry identifies Ames 550 as Brier x Mercer.Ames 550 (Brier X Mercer) Iowa Agr Exploration Stn. (1928) CRpage_block:0.90

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description_snippetListed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).0.96
taxon_contextCode CR indicates a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter.0.97
breeder_referenceAssociated with the Iowa Agricultural Exploration Station, dated 1928.0.90
entry_pedigreeEntry identifies Ames 550 as Brier x Mercer.0.94

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