Cultivar 2142: Fredonia

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

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Claim Types: recommendation_context:3, description_snippet:2, flavor_profile:2, fruit_color:2, fruit_size:2, growth_habit:2, caption_context:1, productivity:1, source_reference_abbreviation:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON

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Fredonia is an early black grape offered for northern planting in a 1937 Fruit Growers Service Co. catalog. The catalog calls it a new standout among early black grapes. It ripens about three weeks before Concord and was promoted for table use and market planting. [S1]

The source gives no breeder, parentage, release year, or place of origin for Fredonia. Its identity here comes from the catalog's grape section, where it appears with grapes promoted as able to grow and bear in northern regions. [S1]

The fruit has medium sized clusters and large, round berries held tightly on compact cylindrical bunches. The skin is thick and tough. The flesh is juicy, solid but tender, and rated very good in quality. [S1]

Fredonia's main value in this source is earliness. It ripens about three weeks earlier than Concord and is recommended as a table grape. The catalog expected it to become widely planted for market because of its very early season. [S1]

The vine is described as vigorous, productive, and heavy fruiting. The same catalog page says Fredonia, Worden, and Concord should be laid down and covered with earth through winter, while Beta needs no winter protection. This supports Fredonia as a grape promoted for northern planting, but not as fully hardy without protection in that catalog's region. [S1]

Fredonia was also sold in the catalog's advertising pages, where five plants were listed for $1.10. The source gives no taxonomic detail beyond its placement with grapes. It does not connect Fredonia to parent cultivars, siblings, or later breeding use. [S1]

Summary source basis

This summary currently draws chiefly from Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937, with 2 additional supporting sources linked below.

Featured source descriptions

“Available from nursery listings 7, 21, 22, and 23.”
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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

DocumentTitle/URLRightsClaimsRelationshipsHistory EventsPagesSnippets
105Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937unknown1200p14 p30Cross-reference directs the reader to page 10.; Listed for sale as 5 plants for $1.10.; Illustrated as a grape offering on this advertisement page.; Should be laid to the ground and covered with earth through the winter.
139Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nurseryunknown700p6Described as very hardy.; Described as vigorous and very hardy.; Fruit described as having delicious flavor.; Berries described as large.

Citation Evidence (Page-Linked Quotes)

DocumentPageClaim TypeClaimQuoteMatch
139p6entry_hardiness_observationDescribed as very hardy.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6growth_habitDescribed as vigorous and very hardy.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6flavor_profileFruit described as having delicious flavor.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6fruit_sizeBerries described as large.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6fruit_colorIdentified as a black grape.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6description_snippetDescribed as the earliest black grape.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
139p6taxon_contextListed under two-year grape vines.FREDONIA—The earliest black grape. Large berries, delicious flavor, vigorous and very hardy.page_block:0.90
105p30source_reference_abbreviationCross-reference directs the reader to page 10.FREDONIA 5 plants, $1.10 See page 10page_block:0.90
105p30recommendation_contextListed for sale as 5 plants for $1.10.FREDONIA 5 plants, $1.10 See page 10page_block:0.90
105p30caption_contextIllustrated as a grape offering on this advertisement page.FREDONIA 5 plants, $1.10 See page 10page_block:0.90
105p14entry_hardiness_observationShould be laid to the ground and covered with earth through the winter.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14description_snippetThe page states that the grower had never seen its equal among early black grapes.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14recommendation_contextRecommended for table grapes and expected to be widely planted for market because of very early ripening.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14flavor_profileSkin is thick and tough; flesh is juicy, solid but tender; quality is very good.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14fruit_sizeClusters are medium in size; berries are large, round, and borne tightly on compact cylindrical clusters.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14recommendation_contextRipens about three weeks earlier than Concord.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14productivityPresented as an early heavy-fruiting grape.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14growth_habitThe vine is vigorous and productive.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90
105p14fruit_colorDescribed as an early black grape.FREDONIA, the new, outstanding early black Grapepage_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

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entry_hardiness_observationDescribed as very hardy.0.94
growth_habitDescribed as vigorous and very hardy.0.94
flavor_profileFruit described as having delicious flavor.0.93
fruit_sizeBerries described as large.0.93
fruit_colorIdentified as a black grape.0.93
description_snippetDescribed as the earliest black grape.0.93
taxon_contextListed under two-year grape vines.0.96
source_reference_abbreviationCross-reference directs the reader to page 10.0.98
recommendation_contextListed for sale as 5 plants for $1.10.0.98
caption_contextIllustrated as a grape offering on this advertisement page.0.97
entry_hardiness_observationShould be laid to the ground and covered with earth through the winter.0.95
description_snippetThe page states that the grower had never seen its equal among early black grapes.0.82
recommendation_contextRecommended for table grapes and expected to be widely planted for market because of very early ripening.0.92
flavor_profileSkin is thick and tough; flesh is juicy, solid but tender; quality is very good.0.95
fruit_sizeClusters are medium in size; berries are large, round, and borne tightly on compact cylindrical clusters.0.94
recommendation_contextRipens about three weeks earlier than Concord.0.97
productivityPresented as an early heavy-fruiting grape.0.95
growth_habitThe vine is vigorous and productive.0.96
fruit_colorDescribed as an early black grape.0.98

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