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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: 18 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Early McIntosh is a standard apple (Malus domestica) cultivar entry described as standard size, with fruit 5 cm or larger.[S1] It is recorded as Yellow Transparent × McIntosh and linked to Geneva (1923), which gives its direct parentage.[S1] The source calls it the best substitute for McIntosh and says it has even better flavor.[S1]
Its flesh is rather soft, white, and non-browning, with an aromatic, pleasant flavor.[S1] It is rated excellent for cooking.[S1] It ripens unevenly; Manchester notes that it ripens more than a month earlier than McIntosh and is also hardier than McIntosh.[S1] The entry says it keeps well for an early ripener.[S1]
Tree behavior is specific: the cultivar has a strong tendency toward biennial bearing.[S1] The page recommends growing it on a hardy frame tree and notes that grafts on Heyer #12 were well established at the Annie Hackman residence in Westlock, Alberta.[S1] Its hardiness is listed as H2, with H2 interpreted as moderately hardy in the document framework.[S1] No explicit list of diseases or orchard disorders is provided for this cultivar in the packet.[S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada.
Featured source descriptions
“More than a month earlier ripening, and hardier than McIntosh.”
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“White non-browning flesh.”
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“Fruit rather soft.”
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“Aromatic and pleasant flavor.”
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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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | p26 | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; H2: moderately hardy.; Well established grafts on Heyer #12 were noted at the Annie Hackman residence, We |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 3 | p26 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | hardiness_code_expansion | H2: moderately hardy. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | anecdote_snippet | Well established grafts on Heyer #12 were noted at the Annie Hackman residence, Westlock, Alberta. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | growth_habit | Best grown grafted onto a hardy frame tree. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | recommendation_context | Apparently considered the best substitute for McIntosh, with even better flavor. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | White non-browning flesh. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | culinary_use | Excellent cooking. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | flavor_profile | Aromatic and pleasant flavor. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | keeping_quality | Keeps well for an early ripener. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes it ripens more than a month earlier and is hardier than McIntosh. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Ripens unevenly. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | productivity | Strong tendency to biennial bearing. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Fruit rather soft. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | taxon_context | ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | release_year_reference | 1923. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | entry_location | Geneva. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | entry_pedigree | Yellow Transparent x McIntosh. | Early McIntosh (Yellow Transparent X McIntosh) Geneva (1923) ST Fruit rather soft. Strong tendency to biennial bearing, and ripens unevenly. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| 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 | H2: moderately hardy. | 0.97 |
| anecdote_snippet | Well established grafts on Heyer #12 were noted at the Annie Hackman residence, Westlock, Alberta. | 0.95 |
| growth_habit | Best grown grafted onto a hardy frame tree. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Apparently considered the best substitute for McIntosh, with even better flavor. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | White non-browning flesh. | 0.97 |
| culinary_use | Excellent cooking. | 0.96 |
| flavor_profile | Aromatic and pleasant flavor. | 0.96 |
| keeping_quality | Keeps well for an early ripener. | 0.96 |
| anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes it ripens more than a month earlier and is hardier than McIntosh. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Ripens unevenly. | 0.97 |
| productivity | Strong tendency to biennial bearing. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Fruit rather soft. | 0.97 |
| taxon_context | ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.98 |
| release_year_reference | 1923. | 0.97 |
| entry_location | Geneva. | 0.97 |
| entry_pedigree | Yellow Transparent x McIntosh. | 0.99 |
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