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Fameuse is an apple cultivar (Malus domestica) described as a 300-year-old French selection and also listed under the name Snow.[S1] No direct parentage, breeder, or release date is documented in this packet.[S1][S4] A Prairie orchard index includes Fameuse in its apple list, confirming it is a named cultivar in prairie fruit documentation rather than just a local trade name.[S4]
The fruit is described as late mainseason, about 7.5 cm, deep red, with white juicy flesh.[S1] It is rated for dessert use and does not keep well.[S1]
A historical source says Fameuse was the main variety among French Canadians in eastern Canada and often reproduces closely from seed.[S2] That text links this to repeated seedling propagation from a French-introduced type and long periods of related seed use, not to a clear modern breeding parentage chain.[S2]
Reports on performance are mixed. Bilozir reports it as a consistently good apple and hard-wearing at Calgary for at least 25 years when grafted on hardy rootstock.[S1] In late-19th-century regional trials and reports, it appears in orchard variety lists for the Missouri River belt, while other reports in the same bulletin call it semi-hardy, place it in do-not-plant warnings, and later describe it as a good bearer but short-lived from older plantings.[S3] A grower note says one hundred trees planted produced only some harvest from surviving remnants after about fifteen years.[S3]
Taken together, Fameuse appears to be a historically respected northern apple with variable survival across sites: it can persist in some prairie conditions, but results were inconsistent enough to be flagged as borderline in cold-prone areas.[S1][S3]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 3 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“Described as a 300 year old French selection.”
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“Flesh white, juicy.”
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“Late mainseason.”
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“Bilozir notes it is hardy enough at Calgary when grafted onto hardy rootstock.”
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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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | p29 | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).; Marked as synonym Snow.; The entry appears coded H3, indicating borderline hardy.; References include Prairie Moon, L&W, and CGS. |
| 14 | A Study of Northwestern Apples | unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | p14 | Historical context given: it was heavily grown from seed in eastern Canada by French Canadian settlers, which may have stabilized seedling resemblance.; Fameuse is cited as reproducing very closely from seed, with this b |
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| 14 | p14 | selection_origin_reference | Historical context given: it was heavily grown from seed in eastern Canada by French Canadian settlers, which may have stabilized seedling resemblance. | The fact that Fameuse reproduces itself so closely from seed may be due to the fact that it was the main variety grown in eastern Canada by the French Canadians ... long periods of seed propagation. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p14 | anecdote_snippet | Fameuse is cited as reproducing very closely from seed, with this behavior plausibly linked to prolonged seed propagation by settlers. | The fact that Fameuse reproduces itself so closely from seed may be due to the fact that it was the main variety grown in eastern Canada by the French Canadians ... long periods of seed propagation. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | description_snippet | Marked as synonym Snow. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | hardiness_code_expansion | The entry appears coded H3, indicating borderline hardy. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | source_reference_abbreviation | References include Prairie Moon, L&W, and CGS. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | hardiness_observation | Bilozir notes it is a consistently good apple and hardy enough at Calgary with at least 25 years of success when grafted onto hardy rootstock. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes call it "a venerable old Grandfather." | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | keeping_quality | Late maturing and does not keep. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | culinary_use | Described as dessert only. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | description_snippet | Flesh is white and juicy. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | fruit_color | Fruit is deep red. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p29 | fruit_size | Fruit size is given as 7.5 cm. | Fameuse ... Fruit 7.5cm, deep red. Flesh white, juicy. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| selection_origin_reference | Historical context given: it was heavily grown from seed in eastern Canada by French Canadian settlers, which may have stabilized seedling resemblance. | 0.91 |
| anecdote_snippet | Fameuse is cited as reproducing very closely from seed, with this behavior plausibly linked to prolonged seed propagation by settlers. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Marked as synonym Snow. | 0.87 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | The entry appears coded H3, indicating borderline hardy. | 0.72 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | References include Prairie Moon, L&W, and CGS. | 0.59 |
| hardiness_observation | Bilozir notes it is a consistently good apple and hardy enough at Calgary with at least 25 years of success when grafted onto hardy rootstock. | 0.63 |
| anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes call it "a venerable old Grandfather." | 0.78 |
| keeping_quality | Late maturing and does not keep. | 0.93 |
| culinary_use | Described as dessert only. | 0.92 |
| description_snippet | Flesh is white and juicy. | 0.92 |
| fruit_color | Fruit is deep red. | 0.93 |
| fruit_size | Fruit size is given as 7.5 cm. | 0.88 |
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