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Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 11 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Beaver is a garden strawberry cultivar sold by Fruit Growers Service Co. in its 1937 catalog of hardy fruits for northern planting. The catalog lists it with certified strawberry plants and describes it as an early variety that was becoming popular for heavy yield, good color, and shipping quality. [S1]
The source does not give Beaver's breeder, parentage, release date, or origin. It documents Beaver in commercial nursery trade for northern planting. The cultivar also appears as a labeled fruit illustration and was later advertised at 100 plants for $1.40. [S1]
The fruit had good color and was red clear through. The catalog says Beaver's flavor was not as high as Dorsett and Fairfax, but it was especially good for canning because it kept its color in the can. [S1]
Beaver was promoted for early production, heavy yield, and excellent shipping quality. The catalog also recommended it for sandy soil, saying it did better there than on heavy clay. [S1]
The source gives no direct hardiness zone or winter survival statement for Beaver. Its cold-climate relevance comes from its inclusion in a 1937 northern planting catalog from Fruit Growers Service Co., in a section selling certified strawberry plants. [S1]
Taxonomic detail is limited. Beaver is treated as a Fragaria garden strawberry cultivar, but no species formula, breeding group, or lineage is stated. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from An index of fruit cultivars tested or developed on the Canadian prairies., with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“Maturity appears medium.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 105 | Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937 | unknown | 11 | 0 | 0 | p17 p30 | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 13.; Listed for sale as 100 plants for $1.40.; Illustrated as a strawberry offering on this advertisement page.; Fruit illustration on the page is labeled Beaver. |
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| 105 | p30 | source_reference_abbreviation | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 13. | BEAVER 100 plants, $1.40 See page 13 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | recommendation_context | Listed for sale as 100 plants for $1.40. | BEAVER 100 plants, $1.40 See page 13 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p30 | caption_context | Illustrated as a strawberry offering on this advertisement page. | BEAVER 100 plants, $1.40 See page 13 | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | caption_context | Fruit illustration on the page is labeled Beaver. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | recommendation_context | Recommended especially for sandy soil and said to do better on sandy soils than on heavy clay. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | flavor_profile | Flavor is said not to be as high as Dorsett and Fairfax. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | culinary_use | Especially good for canning because it retains its color in the can. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | keeping_quality | Excellent shipping quality. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | fruit_color | Fruit has good color and is red clear through. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | description_snippet | Early season cultivar. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
| 105 | p17 | productivity | Rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield. | Beaver is rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield, early season, good color and excellent shipping quality. | page_block:0.90 |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | Cross-reference directs the reader to page 13. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | Listed for sale as 100 plants for $1.40. | 0.97 |
| caption_context | Illustrated as a strawberry offering on this advertisement page. | 0.95 |
| caption_context | Fruit illustration on the page is labeled Beaver. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | Recommended especially for sandy soil and said to do better on sandy soils than on heavy clay. | 0.95 |
| flavor_profile | Flavor is said not to be as high as Dorsett and Fairfax. | 0.92 |
| culinary_use | Especially good for canning because it retains its color in the can. | 0.97 |
| keeping_quality | Excellent shipping quality. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | Fruit has good color and is red clear through. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | Early season cultivar. | 0.94 |
| productivity | Rapidly becoming popular on account of heavy yield. | 0.97 |
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