Cultivar 1604: Aluska

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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: 8 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0

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Aluska is an apple recorded in A Study of Northwestern Apples with Minnesota given as its origin [S1]. The fruit is described as medium sized and sharply conical [S1].

The skin is yellow, with dark red splashing or staining on the sunny side and very small scattered white dots [S1]. The flesh is white, juicy, subacid, and rated only fair, with cooking given as the suggested use [S1].

The source notes a narrow, nearly flat basin and other detailed apple morphology, including a short fleshy stem, slightly russeted cavity, and half open calyx [S1]. Season or keeping period is uncertain, recorded only as probably late fall [S1].

Summary source basis

S1: A Study of Northwestern Apples

This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.

Featured source descriptions

“Origin Minnesota.”
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“Cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very fleshy and short; basin narrow, nearly flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx half open.”
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“Basin narrow, nearly flat; form sharply conical.”
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“Flesh white, juicy, subacid, fair.”
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Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very fleshy and short; basin narrow, nearly flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx half open. Core meeting; A Study of Northwestern Apples, p24
Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very fleshy and short; basin narrow, nearly flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx half open. Core meeting; A Study of Northwestern Apples, p24
Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very fleshy and short; basin narrow, nearly flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx half open. Core meeting; A Study of Northwestern Apples, p24
Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very fleshy and short; basin narrow, nearly flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx half open. Core meeting; A Study of Northwestern Apples, p24

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Document	Title/URL	Rights	Claims	Relationships	History Events	Pages	Snippets
14	A Study of Northwestern Apples	unknown	8	0	0	p24 p142	Fruit basin narrow and nearly flat; form sharply conical.; Cavity, stem, basin, calyx, and core characters documented with standard descriptive morphology.; Recommended for cooking.; Harvest/use noted as probably late fa

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14	p142	description_snippet	Fruit basin narrow and nearly flat; form sharply conical.	Basin narrow, nearly flat; form sharply conical ... Aluska	page_block:0.90
14	p24	description_snippet	Cavity, stem, basin, calyx, and core characters documented with standard descriptive morphology.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	culinary_use	Recommended for cooking.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	storage_duration	Harvest/use noted as probably late fall.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	flavor_profile	Flesh described as white, juicy, subacid, fair; cooking use suggested.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	fruit_color	Skin is yellow with dark-red splashes/staining on the sunny side.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	fruit_size	Described as medium-sized fruit.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90
14	p24	selection_origin_reference	Origin is Minnesota.	Aluska-Origin Minnesota-Fruit medium, sharply conical; surface yellow, splashed and mixed dark red on sunny side; dots very minute, white, scattered, inconspicuous; cavity regular, acuminate, a little russet; stem very f	page_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

Type	Claim	Confidence
description_snippet	Fruit basin narrow and nearly flat; form sharply conical.	0.90
description_snippet	Cavity, stem, basin, calyx, and core characters documented with standard descriptive morphology.	0.85
culinary_use	Recommended for cooking.	0.82
storage_duration	Harvest/use noted as probably late fall.	0.84
flavor_profile	Flesh described as white, juicy, subacid, fair; cooking use suggested.	0.88
fruit_color	Skin is yellow with dark-red splashes/staining on the sunny side.	0.93
fruit_size	Described as medium-sized fruit.	0.96
selection_origin_reference	Origin is Minnesota.	0.97

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