Taxon ID: 1
Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=yes
Relationships: 1 | Linked Entities (visible): 1 | Evidence claims: 17 | History events: 1 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Grimes Golden is an old dessert apple from Brooke County, Virginia, and is said to have originated on the farm of Thomas Grimes. The tree is described as vigorous, upright, and spreading, and as a good early annual bearer. A later prairie compilation also places it in the Brooks reference stream, which shows it remained part of western orchard literature long after its place of origin. [S2] [S1]
The fruit description in the provided sources is brief but clear on a few points. Grimes Golden is classed as a yellow-fleshed apple. A later northwestern bulletin says that Grimes Golden and Jonathan were considered the two best dessert apples for western use. The same bulletin's morphology sections describe it as having basal stamens and a conical tube. These were details used in older pomological identification systems, not eating quality traits. [S2]
Its broader historical importance extends beyond orchard use. University of Saskatchewan ancestry work lists Grimes Golden as a small founder contributor, at 0.4 percent, in recent advanced apple selections. This shows it remained in the background of later prairie breeding even when it was not the main focus. That is lineage context, not direct parentage for Grimes Golden itself. [S3]
The hardiness evidence in this source set is limited. No direct zone rating is given here. The strongest support is contextual: Grimes Golden appears in prairie Canadian and northwestern reference works, including a Brooks citation, but the provided extracts do not say how far north it was reliably hardy. [S1] [S2]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from A Study of Northwestern Apples, with 4 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Said to have originated on the farm of Thomas Grimes.”
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“Referenced as "Ref CDS (Brooks). H1."”
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“Grimes Golden has a conical tube.”
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“The stamens are basal.”
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
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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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | p56 p127 p138 | OCR tokenization indicates page-level text noise around this entry name.; Stamens are described as basal.; Grimes Golden is used as an explicit comparative example with basal stamen position in the calyx-tube.; Growth de |
| 139 | Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nursery | unknown | 5 | 0 | 0 | p7 | Listed for November to January.; Tree described as vigorous, hardy, and productive.; Described as crisp, tender, juicy, and excellent.; Fruit described as golden yellow with white dots. |
| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 4 | 0 | 0 | p34 | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Marked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; Hardiness code H1 indicates very hardy.; Referenced to CDS (Brooks). |
| 12 | Northern Plant Novelties for 1945 | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Grimes Golden x Duchess; relationship: cross_parent; history: Grimes Golden x Duchess |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | p7 | storage_duration | Listed for November to January. | GRIMES GOLDEN—Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | entry_hardiness_observation | Tree described as vigorous, hardy, and productive. | GRIMES GOLDEN—Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | flavor_profile | Described as crisp, tender, juicy, and excellent. | GRIMES GOLDEN—Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | fruit_color | Fruit described as golden yellow with white dots. | GRIMES GOLDEN—Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | fruit_size | Described as medium size. | GRIMES GOLDEN—Medium golden yellow, with white dots, crisp, tender and juicy, excellent; tree vigorous, hardy and productive. November to January. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p138 | description_snippet | OCR tokenization indicates page-level text noise around this entry name. | Stamens basal .... ... ..... G,rimes Golden | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p138 | description_snippet | Stamens are described as basal. | Stamens basal .... ... ..... G,rimes Golden | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p127 | description_snippet | Grimes Golden is used as an explicit comparative example with basal stamen position in the calyx-tube. | in Grimes Gold en, basal. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p56 | description_snippet | Growth description begins on this page and continues on next page. | Grimes Golden.—Origin, Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, a good early annual [description continues to next page]. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p56 | productivity | Agood early annual bearer (description continues). | Grimes Golden.—Origin, Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, a good early annual [description continues to next page]. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p56 | tree_form | Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. | Grimes Golden.—Origin, Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, a good early annual [description continues to next page]. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p56 | selection_origin_reference | Originated in Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. | Grimes Golden.—Origin, Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, a good early annual [description continues to next page]. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p34 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Grimes Golden Ref CDS (Brooks). H1. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p34 | taxon_context | Marked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Grimes Golden Ref CDS (Brooks). H1. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p34 | hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness code H1 indicates very hardy. | Grimes Golden Ref CDS (Brooks). H1. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p34 | source_reference_abbreviation | Referenced to CDS (Brooks). | Grimes Golden Ref CDS (Brooks). H1. | page_block:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
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| Relation | Type | ID | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross_parent | cultivar | 207 | Duchess |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| storage_duration | Listed for November to January. | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Tree described as vigorous, hardy, and productive. | 0.94 |
| flavor_profile | Described as crisp, tender, juicy, and excellent. | 0.95 |
| fruit_color | Fruit described as golden yellow with white dots. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Described as medium size. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | OCR tokenization indicates page-level text noise around this entry name. | 0.57 |
| description_snippet | Stamens are described as basal. | 0.75 |
| description_snippet | Grimes Golden is used as an explicit comparative example with basal stamen position in the calyx-tube. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Growth description begins on this page and continues on next page. | 0.95 |
| productivity | A good early annual bearer (description continues). | 0.90 |
| tree_form | Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. | 0.97 |
| selection_origin_reference | Originated in Brooke County, Virginia, on the farm of Thomas Grimes. | 0.99 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| taxon_context | Marked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.84 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness code H1 indicates very hardy. | 0.95 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Referenced to CDS (Brooks). | 0.68 |
| breeding_cross | Grimes Golden x Duchess | 0.65 |
| ID | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | cross_event | 1945 | Grimes Golden x Duchess |