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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: 16 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: description_snippet:5, anecdote_snippet:4, source_reference_abbreviation:3, breeder_reference:1, fruit_color:1, fruit_size:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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George is a McIntosh seedling linked to R. George of Edmonton, Alberta, with 1948 given as its listed introduction year in the cultivar index [S1][S2]. The apple appears to have started from an accidental seedling on a private lot where McIntosh seed was discarded; Dr. R. E. Hilton of the University of Alberta reportedly saw the tree, had it bought by the university, and the cultivar was then named after the family who found it [S1].
Descriptions are mixed but consistent on a red-leaning skin and light, coarse flesh profile: one entry says standard class fruit around 6 cm with solid red skin, while a recommendation table describes small to medium fruit with yellowish green ground color, dark red overlay, and greenish white flesh; the core is noted as large and the skin very waxy [S1][S2].
George is listed for fresh eating [S2]. A testing note says that once propagated and sent to prairie stations, better apples were already available and on trial, so it was not clearly superior at that stage [S1].
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Aspontaneous tree grew on a private Edmonton property where McIntosh seed had been casually thrown out by Mr. and Mrs. Robert George.”
— [1]
“Except for the waxy skin, it was noted as very similar to Harcourt.”
— [1]
“Flesh coarse and greenish; core large.”
— [1]
“Skin very waxy.”
— [1]
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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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | p31 | References cited: E. (Brendan ‘Casement, Alberta Tree Nursery & Hort Centre.).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; A further reference is given to P. O. McCalla.; After propagation |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | p31 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: E. (Brendan ‘Casement, Alberta Tree Nursery & Hort Centre.). | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | source_reference_abbreviation | Afurther reference is given to P. O. McCalla. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | anecdote_snippet | After propagation and distribution to prairie testing stations, reports indicated that better apples than George were already available and on trial. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | anecdote_snippet | The apple was named George after the family who found it. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | anecdote_snippet | Dr. R. E. Hilton of the University of Alberta Plant Science Department saw the tree and arranged for the university to purchase it. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | anecdote_snippet | Aspontaneous tree reportedly grew on a private lot where McIntosh seed had been casually thrown out by Robert George and his wife. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | description_snippet | Entry notes it was very similar to Harcourt except for skin. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cites Lw. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | description_snippet | Core large. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | description_snippet | Flesh coarse and greenish. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | description_snippet | Skin very waxy. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | fruit_color | Fruit solid red. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | fruit_size | Fruit 6 cm; standard apple class (ST). | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | breeder_reference | Associated with Robert George, Edmonton, Alberta, 1948. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p31 | entry_pedigree | McIntosh seedling. | George (McIntosh sdlg) Robert George, Edmonton, AB (1948) ST | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: E. (Brendan ‘Casement, Alberta Tree Nursery & Hort Centre.). | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | A further reference is given to P. O. McCalla. | 0.74 |
| anecdote_snippet | After propagation and distribution to prairie testing stations, reports indicated that better apples than George were already available and on trial. | 0.91 |
| anecdote_snippet | The apple was named George after the family who found it. | 0.95 |
| anecdote_snippet | Dr. R. E. Hilton of the University of Alberta Plant Science Department saw the tree and arranged for the university to purchase it. | 0.86 |
| anecdote_snippet | A spontaneous tree reportedly grew on a private lot where McIntosh seed had been casually thrown out by Robert George and his wife. | 0.85 |
| description_snippet | Entry notes it was very similar to Harcourt except for skin. | 0.83 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cites Lw. | 0.71 |
| description_snippet | Core large. | 0.92 |
| description_snippet | Flesh coarse and greenish. | 0.92 |
| description_snippet | Skin very waxy. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Fruit solid red. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit 6 cm; standard apple class (ST). | 0.96 |
| breeder_reference | Associated with Robert George, Edmonton, Alberta, 1948. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | McIntosh seedling. | 0.96 |
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