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Christmas is a Russian apple listed as Christmas (No. 310) in A Study of Northwestern Apples. The entry says it was doing well in Minnesota, but the same source placed it in trial rather than core recommendation lists, including as a trial apple for District 6 [S1].
The fruit is described as medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes slightly angular or three sided, and often oblique. Its skin is yellow with bright crimson stripes and splashes on the sunny side, sometimes covering much of the fruit [S1].
Additional description notes a narrow, acute cavity with a little russet, a long stem, and a flat or nearly flat corrugated basin with ribs or wrinkles around the eye. The season is listed as December, and the flavor is described as pleasant and acidic; one lower confidence OCR-adjacent note suggests white, juicy, tender, subacid flesh of very good quality [S1].
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This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Number reference: No. 310.”
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“It is doing well in Minnesota.”
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“When the sunny-side color nearly covers the surface, it is described as a beautiful fruit.”
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“Christmas was recommended for further trial by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 14 | A Study of Northwestern Apples | unknown | 16 | 0 | 0 | p13 p17 p40 p41 p144 | Basin flat and corrugated.; Season listed as December.; Flavor described as pleasant and acidic (acidic taste profile).; Color noted as yellow with red stripes at base and deeper clear red near the eye. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 14 | p144 | description_snippet | Basin flat and corrugated. | Basin flat, corrugated. Christmas. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | storage_duration | Season listed as December. | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | flavor_profile | Flavor described as pleasant and acidic (acidic taste profile). | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | fruit_color | Color noted as yellow with red stripes at base and deeper clear red near the eye. | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | fruit_size | “Size, 11” is recorded in the description. | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | description_snippet | Form described as round, conical, often oblique and slightly angular; season stated as December; Russian Nomenclature Committee (Rus. Nom. Com.) is cited as the naming authority co | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p41 | selection_origin_reference | Named as Christmas (No. 310), with origin given as Russia. | “CHRISTMAS GROUP. No, 310. The variety grown under the number 310 by Mitchell, Peterson, Green and others, was decided to be the true Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Christmas—Size, 11; form, round, conical, often oblique and sl | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | recommendation_context | Adjacent page text directs comparison/reference to Sumnoi, Calville and Crooked Spike. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | flavor_profile | Late-fall sample line from adjacent OCR context indicates flesh white, juicy, tender, subacid, and very good. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | description_snippet | Cavity narrow and acute with a little russet; stem long; basin flat or nearly flat with ribs/wrinkles/protuberances around the eye; calyx present. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | fruit_color | Surface is yellow with bright crimson stripes and splashes, often nearly covering the whole fruit on sunny side. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | fruit_size | Fruit described as medium, roundish-conical to oblong-oval, sometimes three-sided and often oblique. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | entry_location | Reported to be doing well in Minnesota. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p40 | selection_origin_reference | No. 310; origin noted as Russia. | Christmas (N o. 310)- 0rigin, Russia. It is doing well in Minèsota. Fruit medium, roundish conical to oblong oval, sometimes obscurely three sided, often oblique; surface yellow, with bright crimson stripes and splashes | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p17 | recommendation_context | Marked explicitly as a trial entry for District 6. | District No. 6—... For trial: Christmas, Cross, Northwestern Greening, Malinda, Plumb Cider. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p13 | recommendation_context | Placed in extended trial category alongside other non-core entries. | with Anisim, Longfield, Christmas, Yellow Sweet, Cross and Repka Malenka for further trial | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Basin flat and corrugated. | 0.95 |
| storage_duration | Season listed as December. | 0.94 |
| flavor_profile | Flavor described as pleasant and acidic (acidic taste profile). | 0.92 |
| fruit_color | Color noted as yellow with red stripes at base and deeper clear red near the eye. | 0.93 |
| fruit_size | “Size, 11” is recorded in the description. | 0.82 |
| description_snippet | Form described as round, conical, often oblique and slightly angular; season stated as December; Russian Nomenclature Committee (Rus. Nom. Com.) is cited as the naming authority context. | 0.94 |
| selection_origin_reference | Named as Christmas (No. 310), with origin given as Russia. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | Adjacent page text directs comparison/reference to Sumnoi, Calville and Crooked Spike. | 0.54 |
| flavor_profile | Late-fall sample line from adjacent OCR context indicates flesh white, juicy, tender, subacid, and very good. | 0.70 |
| description_snippet | Cavity narrow and acute with a little russet; stem long; basin flat or nearly flat with ribs/wrinkles/protuberances around the eye; calyx present. | 0.90 |
| fruit_color | Surface is yellow with bright crimson stripes and splashes, often nearly covering the whole fruit on sunny side. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit described as medium, roundish-conical to oblong-oval, sometimes three-sided and often oblique. | 0.95 |
| entry_location | Reported to be doing well in Minnesota. | 0.94 |
| selection_origin_reference | No. 310; origin noted as Russia. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | Marked explicitly as a trial entry for District 6. | 0.99 |
| recommendation_context | Placed in extended trial category alongside other non-core entries. | 0.92 |
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