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Sheriff is a historical apple cultivar described in N. E. Hansen's 1902 South Dakota bulletin A Study of Northwestern Apples. The bulletin says James Sheriff brought it from Pennsylvania. The original name was lost, so the apple kept his name. The bulletin also says “American Beauty” was an incorrect name for Sheriff. [S1]
The fruit is medium sized, roundish to somewhat cylindrical, and slightly flattened at the ends. The skin is pale greenish yellow and nearly covered with light and dull dark red, with faint carmine stripes and splashes. The flesh is whitish, juicy, tender, and mildly subacid. Hansen judged it pleasant and good, though “not rich.” [S1]
Sheriff is listed as a winter apple, with a season from December to February. The description places it among keeping apples, not early dessert fruit. The bulletin also records a very narrow acuminate cavity, green russeting around the cavity, a medium to long slender stem, a wide shallow basin, closed calyx, closed core, ovate cells, and few to many plump pointed seeds. [S1]
The tree is vigorous, tall, open, somewhat spreading, and symmetrical, with few branches. It was considered a good annual and early bearer. Hansen also wrote that the tree was quite hardy in parts of the West. The same bulletin listed Sheriff for trial in South Dakota District 7, the Missouri River strip through Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay, and Union counties. No numbered hardiness zone is given. [S1]
Sheriff is treated in the bulletin as a Malus domestica apple cultivar. No direct parentage is given. Its documented origin is transfer from Pennsylvania by James Sheriff, not a breeding pedigree. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.
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“Entry states it was brought from Pennsylvania by James Sheriff; original name is missing in the visible text.”
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“Includes deep-fairly narrow acuminate green russeted cavity, medium-to-long deeply inserted stem, wide shallow slightly ribbed basin, closed calyx with erect convergent segments, closed core with ovate cells and funnel-shaped tube, median stamens.”
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“The same entry indicates the tree is quite hardy in parts of the west.”
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“Tree quite hardy in parts of the west.”
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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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | p17 p99 p100 p143 | Sheriff has a narrow, acuminate cavity.; Brought from Pennsylvania and associated with James Sheriff; text indicates the original name had been lost.; The name American Beauty is explicitly stated as incorrect for Sherif |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 14 | p143 | description_snippet | Sheriff has a narrow, acuminate cavity. | Season midwinter to spring; cavity narrow, acuminate ... Sheriff | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | entry_pedigree | Brought from Pennsylvania and associated with James Sheriff; text indicates the original name had been lost. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | anecdote_snippet | The name American Beauty is explicitly stated as incorrect for Sheriff. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | storage_duration | Season given as December to February. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | flavor_profile | Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, mild pleasant subacid, not rich, good. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | description_snippet | Calyx closed with erect convergent segments; core closed; cells ovate, slit, very large; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds few to many, plump, pointed. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | description_snippet | Dots many, minute, distinct, whitish; cavity very narrow, acuminate, regular, green and russeted; stem medium to long, slender, deeply inserted; basin wide, shallow, wavy or slight | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | fruit_color | Surface pale greenish yellow with light and dull dark red, with obscure carmine stripes and splashes. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | fruit_size | Fruit medium, roundish, somewhat cylindrical, flattened at ends, nearly regular. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | growth_habit | Tree vigorous, tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical, with few branches; described as a good annual and early bearer. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p100 | entry_hardiness_observation | Tree quite hardy in parts of the west. | Sheriff. (American Beauty, incorrectly) | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | description_snippet | Includes deep-fairly narrow acuminate green russeted cavity, medium-to-long deeply inserted stem, wide shallow slightly ribbed basin, closed calyx with erect convergent segments, c | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | storage_duration | Seasonality is listed as December and February. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | flavor_profile | Flesh is whitish, juicy and tender, with mild pleasant subacid flavor. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | fruit_color | Surface is pale greenish yellow nearly covered with light and dull dark red with obscure carmine stripes and splashes. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | fruit_size | Fruit described as medium, roundish, somewhat cylindrical, somewhat flattened at ends, fairly regular. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | growth_habit | Tree is described as vigorous, tall, somewhat spreading, symmetrical, with few branches; good annual and early bearer. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | entry_hardiness_observation | The same entry indicates the tree is quite hardy in parts of the west. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p99 | selection_origin_reference | Entry states it was brought from Pennsylvania by James Sheriff; original name is missing in the visible text. | Sheriff (American Beauty, incorrectly)—Brought from Pennsylvania many years ago by James Sheriff, hence its name; the original name having ... been lost. Tree vigorous, of tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical habi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p17 | recommendation_context | Listed as a trial entry in District 7. | District No. 7—For trial: Plumb Cider, Willow Twig, Sheriff, Prices Sweet. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Sheriff has a narrow, acuminate cavity. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | Brought from Pennsylvania and associated with James Sheriff; text indicates the original name had been lost. | 0.86 |
| anecdote_snippet | The name American Beauty is explicitly stated as incorrect for Sheriff. | 0.96 |
| storage_duration | Season given as December to February. | 0.90 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, mild pleasant subacid, not rich, good. | 0.92 |
| description_snippet | Calyx closed with erect convergent segments; core closed; cells ovate, slit, very large; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds few to many, plump, pointed. | 0.84 |
| description_snippet | Dots many, minute, distinct, whitish; cavity very narrow, acuminate, regular, green and russeted; stem medium to long, slender, deeply inserted; basin wide, shallow, wavy or slightly ribbed. | 0.88 |
| fruit_color | Surface pale greenish yellow with light and dull dark red, with obscure carmine stripes and splashes. | 0.91 |
| fruit_size | Fruit medium, roundish, somewhat cylindrical, flattened at ends, nearly regular. | 0.92 |
| growth_habit | Tree vigorous, tall, open, somewhat spreading, symmetrical, with few branches; described as a good annual and early bearer. | 0.91 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Tree quite hardy in parts of the west. | 0.89 |
| description_snippet | Includes deep-fairly narrow acuminate green russeted cavity, medium-to-long deeply inserted stem, wide shallow slightly ribbed basin, closed calyx with erect convergent segments, closed core with ovate cells and funnel-s | 0.81 |
| storage_duration | Seasonality is listed as December and February. | 0.83 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh is whitish, juicy and tender, with mild pleasant subacid flavor. | 0.84 |
| fruit_color | Surface is pale greenish yellow nearly covered with light and dull dark red with obscure carmine stripes and splashes. | 0.90 |
| fruit_size | Fruit described as medium, roundish, somewhat cylindrical, somewhat flattened at ends, fairly regular. | 0.88 |
| growth_habit | Tree is described as vigorous, tall, somewhat spreading, symmetrical, with few branches; good annual and early bearer. | 0.75 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | The same entry indicates the tree is quite hardy in parts of the west. | 0.67 |
| selection_origin_reference | Entry states it was brought from Pennsylvania by James Sheriff; original name is missing in the visible text. | 0.90 |
| recommendation_context | Listed as a trial entry in District 7. | 0.99 |
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