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White Pigeon is a Russian apple cultivar described in N. E. Hansen's 1902 bulletin as recognized in Minnesota. Hansen separates it from a spurious White Pigeon, cataloged as No. 317, which he says appears identical with Anis. The Minnesota White Pigeon is treated as a distinct, handsomely colored fall apple of Russian origin. [S1]
The fruit is below medium size, roundish, uneven, angular, and ribbed. The skin is light yellow, striped and splashed with bright crimson. The markings are sharply defined, with slight marbling on the sunny side. Hansen notes a very long stem, acute cavity, abrupt wavy basin, closed calyx, open core, small narrow conical tube, marginal stamens, and about fourteen short, plump, dark brown seeds. [S1]
The flesh is white and stained with red. It is juicy, mild subacid, and good, with a sweet aftertaste. The season is fall. [S1]
The available evidence gives no direct breeder, release date, parentage, tree habit, disease notes, storage duration, or hardiness zone. Its cold climate relevance comes from its inclusion in a northwestern apple bulletin about hardy apple material and from its stated Russian origin. [S1]
White Pigeon belongs in the Malus domestica apple cultivar context of the bulletin. The main identity caution is the name conflict: Hansen reports a spurious White Pigeon that appears identical with Anis, while the Minnesota White Pigeon is the cultivar described here. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Core open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; seeds about fourteen, short, plump, dark brown.”
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“Cavity acute; stem very long; basin abrupt, wavy, corrugated; calyx closed.”
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“Avery handsomely colored apple, with a long stem.”
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“Seeds about 14.”
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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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | p115 p142 | Seed count reported as about 14; size described as very large in local row context.; Flesh noted as red-stained.; Core open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; seeds about fourteen, short, plump, dar |
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| 14 | p142 | description_snippet | Seed count reported as about 14; size described as very large in local row context. | Flesh stained with red; seeds about 14 ... White Pigeon | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p142 | fruit_color | Flesh noted as red-stained. | Flesh stained with red; seeds about 14 ... White Pigeon | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | description_snippet | Core open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; seeds about fourteen, short, plump, dark brown. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | storage_duration | Marked as available in Fall. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | flavor_profile | Flesh is white, stained with red, juicy, mild subacid with sweet aftertaste, described as good. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | fruit_color | Surface light yellow with bright crimson stripes and splashes; markings are distinct and sharply defined. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | fruit_size | Fruit is below medium, roundish, unequal, and angular; ribbed form noted. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | selection_origin_reference | Recognized in Minnesota; origin is Russia. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p115 | anecdote_snippet | Marked as a spurious form (No. 317) and said to be nearly identical to Anis. | White Pigeon-There is a spurious White Pigeon (No. 317) which appears ident ical with Anis. As recognized in Minne sota the White Pigeon is a very handsomely colored apple, ... Fruit below medium, roundish, unequal, angu | page_block:0.90 |
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| description_snippet | Seed count reported as about 14; size described as very large in local row context. | 0.79 |
| fruit_color | Flesh noted as red-stained. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Core open, meeting; tube small, narrow, conical; stamens marginal; seeds about fourteen, short, plump, dark brown. | 0.94 |
| storage_duration | Marked as available in Fall. | 0.91 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh is white, stained with red, juicy, mild subacid with sweet aftertaste, described as good. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | Surface light yellow with bright crimson stripes and splashes; markings are distinct and sharply defined. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit is below medium, roundish, unequal, and angular; ribbed form noted. | 0.96 |
| selection_origin_reference | Recognized in Minnesota; origin is Russia. | 0.94 |
| anecdote_snippet | Marked as a spurious form (No. 317) and said to be nearly identical to Anis. | 0.94 |
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