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Titovka Speer is an apple of Russian origin, recorded in N. E. Hansen's A Study of Northwestern Apples. R. P. Speer of Cedar Falls, Iowa received it from Russia. Hansen also says it was a stray found in an importation by Prof. Budd. The name was suggested as provisional. Hansen calls it a good market apple and says the tree is very productive. [S1]
The fruit is above medium size, nearly regular, and roundish oblong. The skin is clear pale yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and broad splashes, with a fine blue bloom. Hansen notes obscure, minute, whitish dots, a regular deep cavity with a radiating russet patch, and a medium stem that is sometimes rather long. [S1]
The flesh is white and may be slightly or heavily stained with red. It is very juicy, sprightly acid, and good. Hansen says Titovka Speer resembles Charlamoff, also known as Peterson's, in form, color, and blue bloom, but is only slightly ribbed and angular. [S1]
Its season is August. The evidence does not give storage duration or a clear fresh or cooking use, beyond Hansen's statement that it was a good market apple. [S1]
The tree is described as very productive. The packet does not give details on vigor, bearing habit, disease resistance, pruning behavior, or cold hardiness. Its Russian importation history and inclusion in a northwestern apple bulletin place it in a northern trial context, but no direct zone or winter survival statement is given for Titovka Speer. [S1]
No direct parentage is reported. The source places Titovka Speer within the broader Titovka group and compares it with Charlamoff, but that comparison describes appearance, not parentage. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.
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“Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name.”
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“Dots obscure, minute, whitish, few; cavity regular, deep, with radiating russet patch; stem medium, sometimes rather long.”
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“Core half open; cells ovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds few, some imperfect, short, plump.”
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“Basin obscurely ribbed, with prominences around the eye; calyx closed, segments very long, pointed.”
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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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | p107 p108 p143 | Titovka Speer is associated with a descriptor row including long, leafy, blue-bloomed segments.; Context suggests winter suitability ("all winter" language appears in nearby narrative blocking for the page sequence).; Ge |
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| 14 | p143 | description_snippet | Titovka Speer is associated with a descriptor row including long, leafy, blue-bloomed segments. | Summer to early winter; Segments very large, leafy, erect convergent ... Estaline; Segments very long; fine blue bloom ... Titovka Speer | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p108 | entry_hardiness_observation | Context suggests winter suitability ("all winter" language appears in nearby narrative blocking for the page sequence). | Titovka Speer-Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Bud. ... Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong; small clear pale yellow, mostly covered wi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p108 | flavor_profile | General quality was noted as good. | Titovka Speer-Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Bud. ... Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong; small clear pale yellow, mostly covered wi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p108 | fruit_color | Fruit color noted as clear pale yellow with bright red stripes and distinct red splashes; occasional blue bloom, with minute white dots. | Titovka Speer-Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Bud. ... Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong; small clear pale yellow, mostly covered wi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p108 | fruit_size | Fruit described as above medium and nearly regular. | Titovka Speer-Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Bud. ... Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong; small clear pale yellow, mostly covered wi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p108 | selection_origin_reference | Suggested as a provisional name; received from Russia by R. P. Speer in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and also seen as a stray importation. | Titovka Speer-Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Bud. ... Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong; small clear pale yellow, mostly covered wi | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | description_snippet | Resembles Charlamoff (Peterson's) in form, color and blue bloom, but is only very slightly ribbed and angular. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | flavor_profile | Flesh very juicy, sprightly acid, good. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | fruit_color | Surface clear pale yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and broad distinct splashes, with fine blue bloom. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | fruit_size | Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | productivity | Tree very productive. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | recommendation_context | Suggested as a provisional name and described as a good market apple. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p107 | selection_origin_reference | Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. | Titovka Speer—Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. Titovka Speer is suggested as a provisional name; a good market apple; tree very productive. Fruit | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Titovka Speer is associated with a descriptor row including long, leafy, blue-bloomed segments. | 0.75 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Context suggests winter suitability ("all winter" language appears in nearby narrative blocking for the page sequence). | 0.44 |
| flavor_profile | General quality was noted as good. | 0.62 |
| fruit_color | Fruit color noted as clear pale yellow with bright red stripes and distinct red splashes; occasional blue bloom, with minute white dots. | 0.68 |
| fruit_size | Fruit described as above medium and nearly regular. | 0.69 |
| selection_origin_reference | Suggested as a provisional name; received from Russia by R. P. Speer in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and also seen as a stray importation. | 0.74 |
| description_snippet | Resembles Charlamoff (Peterson's) in form, color and blue bloom, but is only very slightly ribbed and angular. | 0.88 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh very juicy, sprightly acid, good. | 0.92 |
| fruit_color | Surface clear pale yellow, mostly covered with bright red stripes and broad distinct splashes, with fine blue bloom. | 0.94 |
| fruit_size | Fruit above medium, nearly regular, roundish oblong. | 0.96 |
| productivity | Tree very productive. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Suggested as a provisional name and described as a good market apple. | 0.90 |
| selection_origin_reference | Received from Russia by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa; also found as a stray in importation by Prof. Budd. | 0.93 |
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