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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
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Claim Types: description_snippet:3, fruit_color:2, hardiness_code_expansion:2, recommendation_context:2, source_reference_abbreviation:2, anecdote_snippet:1, breeder_reference:1, culinary_use:1, fruit_size:1, selection_origin_reference:1, storage_duration:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Collet is a standard apple (Malus domestica) cultivar introduced through the Morden program in 1961 [S1][S3]. It was selected by Victor G. Collet from seedling material around 1948 at Notre Dame de Lourdes, Manitoba, and its parentage is still listed as unknown [S1][S2][S3].
The cultivar is a late-season type. Fruit size is reported as about 6.5 cm, with other notes giving 6 to 7.5 cm [S1][S2]. Skin is greenish-cream with medium red patterning and turns rose-pink at ripeness. Maturity is generally late September to early October [S1][S2]. It is described as good for eating and excellent for cooking [S1][S2], with a practical note that it also suits fresh and processing use [S1].
Management notes say it can be picked green and ripened in storage, where it keeps for about ten weeks. An evaluator notes that picking too early is not ideal because frost may drive sugar development, so cold-weather timing affects flavor [S1]. The entry says it resembles Godfrey and can tolerate brief frost around 5 to 10°F [S1].
Prairie tables place Collet in late-season recommendations for favorable zones, and another source says it is recommended in favorable zones across all prairie provinces [S2]. Testing labels show H2 (moderately hardy) and FB1 (low fireblight susceptibility), while another note still calls it good but too tender. It received a WCSH Award of Merit in 1978 [S1][S4].
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 3 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Selected about 1948 by Victor G. Collet from a group of seedlings.”
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“Generally ripe in early October and can stand 5 to 10 degrees Fof frost.”
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“Resembles Godfrey.”
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“Received an Award of Merit from WCSH in 1978.”
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
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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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | p23 | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).).; Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Hardiness noted as H2, ind |
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| 3 | p23 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).). | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | hardiness_code_expansion | Fireblight noted as FB1, meaning least susceptible to fireblight injury. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: Smithfield and Sprout. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | recommendation_context | Coutts considered it good but too tender. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | description_snippet | Will stand 5 to 10 degrees Fof frost. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | storage_duration | Pick green and ripen in storage; keeps about 10 weeks. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | fruit_color | Fruit turns rose-pink when ripe, generally in early October. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | anecdote_snippet | Evans is quoted saying not to harvest too early because frost triggers sugar release. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | recommendation_context | Received an Award of Merit from WCSH in 1978. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | selection_origin_reference | Selected around 1948 by Victor G. Collet from a group of seedlings. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | description_snippet | Resembles Godfrey. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | culinary_use | Good for cooking and excellent for dessert. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | fruit_color | Greenish cream fruit uniformly streaked with bright medium red. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | fruit_size | Fruit 6.5 cm. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | taxon_context | Classified as ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | breeder_reference | Associated with Collet; introduced by Morden in 1961. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p23 | entry_pedigree | Parentage is unknown. | Collet (unknown) Collet. Intro by Morden (1961) ST | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).). | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy. | 0.95 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Fireblight noted as FB1, meaning least susceptible to fireblight injury. | 0.82 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: Smithfield and Sprout. | 0.83 |
| recommendation_context | Coutts considered it good but too tender. | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Will stand 5 to 10 degrees F of frost. | 0.89 |
| storage_duration | Pick green and ripen in storage; keeps about 10 weeks. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Fruit turns rose-pink when ripe, generally in early October. | 0.91 |
| anecdote_snippet | Evans is quoted saying not to harvest too early because frost triggers sugar release. | 0.88 |
| recommendation_context | Received an Award of Merit from WCSH in 1978. | 0.92 |
| selection_origin_reference | Selected around 1948 by Victor G. Collet from a group of seedlings. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Resembles Godfrey. | 0.88 |
| culinary_use | Good for cooking and excellent for dessert. | 0.95 |
| fruit_color | Greenish cream fruit uniformly streaked with bright medium red. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit 6.5 cm. | 0.97 |
| taxon_context | Classified as ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.98 |
| breeder_reference | Associated with Collet; introduced by Morden in 1961. | 0.94 |
| entry_pedigree | Parentage is unknown. | 0.95 |
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