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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: 13 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: description_snippet:2, breeder_reference:1, flavor_profile:1, fruit_color:1, fruit_size:1, hardiness_code_expansion:1, release_year_reference:1, selection_origin_reference:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Elkhorn is listed as a named entry in prairie apple records and is coded as a standard-apple (ST) type. The fruits are described as about 5.5 cm, crimson, long-stemmed, thin-skinned, and of only fair quality [S1]. The packet does not provide harvest timing, storage behavior, or specific culinary-use guidance [S1].
The earliest linked origin reference is Saunders (1913). Parentage is given as Jew x Gideon, and the entry also says it is a back-cross to a standard apple. Rochester testing in the 1930s is explicitly noted [S1]. In one capture, the parentage text includes an OCR uncertainty marker ("Jew?"), so the exact spelling should still be checked against the page image [S1].
Hardiness is reported as H3 and described as borderline hardy. There is no direct USDA zone number in this packet, so this should not be treated as a confirmed zone statement [S1].
A separate prairie orchard index lists Elkhorn in a crabapple section, which conflicts with the standard-apple coding in the detailed alphabetic apple entry. This is best treated as a classification or transcription inconsistency until resolved [S1][S2].
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Listed under Crabapples in the page's 'List of Varieties Described.'”
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“Stem long; skin thin; quality fair.”
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“Rochester test in the 1930s.”
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“Reference noted to EdW.”
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
| Zone Min | Zone Max | Zone Text | Assertion Type | Outcome | Location | Confidence |
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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 | p27 | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Classed as ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; Rated H3: borderline hardy. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 3 | p27 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | taxon_context | Classed as ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | hardiness_code_expansion | Rated H3: borderline hardy. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | selection_origin_reference | Mentioned in Rochester testing in the 1930s. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | entry_pedigree | Described as a back-cross to a standard apple. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | flavor_profile | Quality fair. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | description_snippet | Stem long and skin thin. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | fruit_color | Fruit crimson. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | fruit_size | Fruit about 5.5 cm diameter. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | release_year_reference | Referenced with 1913. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | breeder_reference | Associated with Saunders (1913). | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p27 | entry_pedigree | Jew x Gideon. | Elkhorn (Jew x Gideon) Saunders (1913) Fruit 5.5cm, crimson, stem long, skin thin, quality fair. Aback-cross to a standard apple. Rochester test 1930s. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| 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 |
| taxon_context | Classed as ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.93 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Rated H3: borderline hardy. | 0.78 |
| selection_origin_reference | Mentioned in Rochester testing in the 1930s. | 0.85 |
| entry_pedigree | Described as a back-cross to a standard apple. | 0.92 |
| flavor_profile | Quality fair. | 0.84 |
| description_snippet | Stem long and skin thin. | 0.90 |
| fruit_color | Fruit crimson. | 0.94 |
| fruit_size | Fruit about 5.5 cm diameter. | 0.95 |
| release_year_reference | Referenced with 1913. | 0.90 |
| breeder_reference | Associated with Saunders (1913). | 0.92 |
| entry_pedigree | Jew x Gideon. | 0.93 |
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