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Yahnke is a winter apple described in N.E. Hansen's 1902 bulletin A Study of Northwestern Apples. It came from a root sprout after a tree died in 1873 in Frank Yahnke's orchard at Winona, Minnesota. It was first called Winter King. It was later listed as a candidate for the seedling winter apple prize offered by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. [S1]
The original tree was large, spreading, and productive. The source gives no direct parentage. It describes Yahnke as a root sprout, not as a named cross. [S1]
The fruit is above medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, and somewhat angular. The ground color is clear rich yellow, mostly covered with fine dark crimson, broad carmine splashes, and marbled streaks. A later part of the entry calls it handsome, with broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks that are especially clear on the sunny side. [S1]
The flesh is white, slightly pink-stained next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, sweet, pleasantly subacid, and rated very good. The fruit is classed as winter season. Hansen says it had kept in an ordinary cellar through March. [S1]
The source does not state hardiness in zone terms. Its Minnesota origin, winter apple prize context, and inclusion in a northern plains bulletin support its relevance to northern apple growing. The packet does not give a direct winter survival claim. [S1]
Yahnke belongs in the apple cultivar context of Malus domestica. The available source gives no named parents, siblings, or descendants. Its main historical details are its root sprout origin after the parent tree died in 1873, its early name Winter King, and its storage through March in an ordinary cellar. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples.
Featured source descriptions
“Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 1873 in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota.”
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“Cavity regular and acute with a little stellate russet; stem medium; basin smooth, sometimes obscurely ribbed, very shallow and wide; calyx open with divergent segments.”
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“Core open, barely clasping; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds not many, long, plump, pointed, some imperfect.”
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“Flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine, pleasant subacid, very good.”
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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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | p118 p119 | Prior-page context identifies the original tree as large and productive.; Origin noted as a root-sprout in the orchard of Frank Yahnke at Winona, Minnesota; formerly called Winter King.; Observed as a winter-keeping type |
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| 14 | p119 | productivity | Prior-page context identifies the original tree as large and productive. | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p119 | selection_origin_reference | Origin noted as a root-sprout in the orchard of Frank Yahnke at Winona, Minnesota; formerly called Winter King. | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p119 | storage_duration | Observed as a winter-keeping type. | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p119 | flavor_profile | Flesh is white, slightly pink-toned near skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine with pleasant subacid notes. | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p119 | fruit_color | Fruit color is yellow-based with broad dark crimson/carmine streaks (sunny side). | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p119 | description_snippet | Fruit is handsome with broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaking on the sunny side; dots are numerous, distinct, minute, and yellow; stem medium; basin smooth, sometimes ob | solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; ... flesh white, slightly stained pink next to the skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine pleasant subacid, very | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | anecdote_snippet | Name history includes early naming as 'Winter King.' | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | source_reference_abbreviation | No abbreviation legend appears on this page for this cultivar entry. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | description_snippet | Tree described as large, spreading, and productive. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | keeping_quality | Notes indicate fruit kept in an ordinary cellar through March. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | fruit_color | Fruit surface said to be clear rich yellow with broad splashes and streaks of crimson/carmine, mixed and marbled. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | fruit_size | Fruit above medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, obscurely angular. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | entry_location | Candidate for the seedling winter apple prize offered by the Minnesota Horticultural Society; initially called the Winter King. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p118 | selection_origin_reference | Origin described as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 1873 in Frank Yahnke's orchard at Winona, Minnesota. | Yahnke-Originated as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 18 73, in the orchard of Frank Yahnke, Winona, Minnesota. At first called the Winter King. The original tree is large, spreading and productive. One of the candida | page_block:0.90 |
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| productivity | Prior-page context identifies the original tree as large and productive. | 0.72 |
| selection_origin_reference | Origin noted as a root-sprout in the orchard of Frank Yahnke at Winona, Minnesota; formerly called Winter King. | 0.72 |
| storage_duration | Observed as a winter-keeping type. | 0.90 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh is white, slightly pink-toned near skin, juicy, rich, mild, saccharine with pleasant subacid notes. | 0.90 |
| fruit_color | Fruit color is yellow-based with broad dark crimson/carmine streaks (sunny side). | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Fruit is handsome with broad irregular dark crimson or carmine streaking on the sunny side; dots are numerous, distinct, minute, and yellow; stem medium; basin smooth, sometimes obscurely ribbed, very shallow, wide; core | 0.95 |
| anecdote_snippet | Name history includes early naming as 'Winter King.' | 0.88 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | No abbreviation legend appears on this page for this cultivar entry. | 0.71 |
| description_snippet | Tree described as large, spreading, and productive. | 0.86 |
| keeping_quality | Notes indicate fruit kept in an ordinary cellar through March. | 0.81 |
| fruit_color | Fruit surface said to be clear rich yellow with broad splashes and streaks of crimson/carmine, mixed and marbled. | 0.84 |
| fruit_size | Fruit above medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, obscurely angular. | 0.85 |
| entry_location | Candidate for the seedling winter apple prize offered by the Minnesota Horticultural Society; initially called the Winter King. | 0.87 |
| selection_origin_reference | Origin described as a root-sprout from a tree killed in 1873 in Frank Yahnke's orchard at Winona, Minnesota. | 0.95 |
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