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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=3.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 17 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: culinary_use:1, description_snippet:1, fruit_color:1, fruit_size:1, release_year_reference:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Keo is a cold-climate fruit cultivar introduced in 1940 [1].
Reported fruit characteristics: size notes include 1 7/8 inches [1]; color notes include white [1]; description notes include The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily. [1].
This summary currently draws chiefly from New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest.
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“The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p10
“The fruit is 1 Ys inches across, oblate, regular; with a flat basin; flesh white, sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p10
“The color is really remarkable; an intense polished bright crimson red all over, shaded deeper on the sun side”
— New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest, p10
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 1 | New Hardy Fruits for the Northwest | unknown | 17 | 0 | 0 | p10 | Keo: The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily.; Keo: sauce red-tinted, of excellent |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | As with Dolgo, Amur, Beauty, Alexis, and others of similar descent, it is a very heavy bearer | As with Dolgo, Amur, Beauty, Alexis, and others of similar descent, it is a very heavy bearer | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | Since the market demand is so strong towards bright red color, this new seedling will attract attention | Since the market demand is so strong towards bright red color, this new seedling will attract attention | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | There are many varieties of crabapples on the market, but many are rather dull in color | There are many varieties of crabapples on the market, but many are rather dull in color | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily | The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | The fruit would sell at sight in any market | The fruit would sell at sight in any market | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | The color is really remarkable; an intense polished bright crimson red all over, shaded deeper on the sun side | The color is really remarkable; an intense polished bright crimson red all over, shaded deeper on the sun side | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | The fruit is 1 Ys inches across, oblate, regular; with a flat basin; flesh white, sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking | The fruit is 1 Ys inches across, oblate, regular; with a flat basin; flesh white, sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | The Amur tree was standing far from other apple trees so that Keo is very likely a selfed seedling | The Amur tree was standing far from other apple trees so that Keo is very likely a selfed seedling | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | This is a seedling of the Amur crabapple | This is a seedling of the Amur crabapple | normalized_exact:1.00 |
| 1 | p10 | verbatim_quote | KEo crabapple-1940 | KEo crabapple-1940 | normalized_exact:1.00 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily. | 0.54 |
| culinary_use | sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking | 0.56 |
| fruit_size | 1 7/8 inches | 0.58 |
| fruit_color | white | 0.55 |
| entry_basin_calyx | The fruit is 1 Ys inches across, oblate, regular; with a flat basin; flesh white, sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking | 0.88 |
| structured_entry_json | {"cultivar_name":"Keo","year":1940,"heading_raw":"KEo","locations":[],"crosses":[],"fruit_size_mentions":["1 7/8 inches"],"color_mentions":["red","bright red"],"morphology_terms":["oblate","regular"],"pedigree_phrases":[ | 0.95 |
| verbatim_quote | As with Dolgo, Amur, Beauty, Alexis, and others of similar descent, it is a very heavy bearer | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | Since the market demand is so strong towards bright red color, this new seedling will attract attention | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | There are many varieties of crabapples on the market, but many are rather dull in color | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The fresh fruit is a crisp, pleasant juicy acid, just what is wanted in a crab; it also stands up well, a characteristic derived from the Amur crab which does not soften easily | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The fruit would sell at sight in any market | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The color is really remarkable; an intense polished bright crimson red all over, shaded deeper on the sun side | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The fruit is 1 Ys inches across, oblate, regular; with a flat basin; flesh white, sauce red-tinted, of excellent quality; the slices retain their shape in cooking | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | The Amur tree was standing far from other apple trees so that Keo is very likely a selfed seedling | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | This is a seedling of the Amur crabapple | 0.97 |
| verbatim_quote | KEo crabapple-1940 | 0.97 |
| release_year_reference | 1940 | 0.92 |
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