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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
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Astrachan is a standard apple cultivar of Swedish origin, documented before 1816. Sources describe it as an early summer apple with high color, early ripening fruit, agreeable flavor, and poor keeping quality. It is also explicitly distinguished from Red Astrachan. [S1]
The prairie reference trail is brief but clear. A. W. Coutts is quoted describing Astrachan as an early summer apple of high color and little commercial value. This suggests it was remembered more as a home orchard fruit than a market one. The same source places it in prairie orchard experience through A. W. and J. Coutts, while also noting its limits. [S1]
Fruit descriptions in this source are compact, but the main points are consistent. Astrachan is an early, tasty apple that does not keep. Its value appears to be in very early season use rather than storage or shipping. [S1]
Hardiness is the main caution. The source rates Astrachan H3, meaning borderline hardy, and notes canker. It was reported not hardy enough for the Unity district of Saskatchewan, though both A. W. and J. Coutts still grew it in their orchards. That places it in prairie cultivation, but not among the most dependable apples for colder parts of the region. [S1]
Within the broader archive, Astrachan stands as an old European apple that persisted in Prairie Canada because of its earliness and attractive fruit, even though its keeping quality and hardiness limited its usefulness. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada.
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“Origin given as Sweden.”
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“A. W. Coutts notes it is an early summer apple of high color and of little commercial value.”
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“Reference: BHB. H3.”
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“Canker noted; not hardy enough for the Unity district of Saskatchewan, although both A. W. and J. Coutts have it in their orchards.”
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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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | p16 | References cited: J. (Raymond Blades, Ohaton, AB.).; Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; H3 means borderline hardy. |
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| 3 | p16 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: J. (Raymond Blades, Ohaton, AB.). | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | hardiness_code_expansion | H3 means borderline hardy. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness code H3 recorded, indicating borderline hardy. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited: BHB, expanded in the legend as Hall-Beyer and Richard, Ecological Fruit Production in the North (1983). | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | description_snippet | Not to be confused with Red Astrachan. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | entry_hardiness_observation | Canker noted; not hardy enough for the Unity district of Saskatchewan, although both A.W. and J. Coutts have it in their orchards. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | anecdote_snippet | A.W. Coutts notes it is an early summer apple of high color and of little commercial value. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | keeping_quality | Doesn't keep. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | flavor_profile | Fruit early and tasty. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | taxon_context | ST code indicates a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p16 | selection_origin_reference | Origin noted as Sweden, prior to 1816. | Astrachan Sweden (prior to 1816) ST | page_block:0.90 |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: J. (Raymond Blades, Ohaton, AB.). | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | H3 means borderline hardy. | 0.96 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness code H3 recorded, indicating borderline hardy. | 0.96 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited: BHB, expanded in the legend as Hall-Beyer and Richard, Ecological Fruit Production in the North (1983). | 0.88 |
| description_snippet | Not to be confused with Red Astrachan. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Canker noted; not hardy enough for the Unity district of Saskatchewan, although both A.W. and J. Coutts have it in their orchards. | 0.96 |
| anecdote_snippet | A.W. Coutts notes it is an early summer apple of high color and of little commercial value. | 0.95 |
| keeping_quality | Doesn't keep. | 0.96 |
| flavor_profile | Fruit early and tasty. | 0.95 |
| taxon_context | ST code indicates a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.97 |
| selection_origin_reference | Origin noted as Sweden, prior to 1816. | 0.97 |
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