Cultivar 2206: Ponderosa

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

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Ponderosa is listed by Daniels Nursery under “The Pines” in its 1950 planting guide. The entry treats it as a landscape evergreen, not a fruiting cultivar. The source gives no edible fruit, breeding history, parentage, release date, or hardiness zone [S1].

The nursery compares Ponderosa with Austrian pine, saying it is “somewhat more open and less symmetrical” but still highly desirable [S1]. It says Ponderosa gives a rugged landscape effect, has very long needles, and grows fast [S1].

The source gives no cultivar origin, botanical species name, accession code, disease notes, storage traits, culinary use, or cold hardiness claim. Its appearance in a Daniels Nursery catalog for northern plantings gives only broad nursery context, not direct evidence of fruit value or zone 3 hardiness [S1].

Summary source basis

S1: Daniels planting guide, 1950

This summary currently draws chiefly from Daniels planting guide, 1950.

Selected source quotations

“PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.”
— Daniels planting guide, 1950, p16

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Source-story quotations

PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.Daniels planting guide, 1950, p16
PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.Daniels planting guide, 1950, p16
PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.Daniels planting guide, 1950, p16
PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.Daniels planting guide, 1950, p16

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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

Document	Title/URL	Rights	Claims	Relationships	History Events	Pages	Snippets
106	Daniels planting guide, 1950	unknown	6	0	0	p16	Prices are stated to be the same as Austrian Pine.; A fast grower.; Produces a rugged effect in the landscape and has very long needles.; Nevertheless described as a highly desirable tree.

Citation Evidence (Page-Linked Quotes)

Document	Page	Claim Type	Claim	Quote	Match
106	p16	source_reference_abbreviation	Prices are stated to be the same as Austrian Pine.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90
106	p16	growth_habit	Afast grower.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90
106	p16	description_snippet	Produces a rugged effect in the landscape and has very long needles.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90
106	p16	recommendation_context	Nevertheless described as a highly desirable tree.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90
106	p16	tree_form	More open and less symmetrical than Austrian pine.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90
106	p16	taxon_context	Listed under The Pines.	PONDEROSA—Somewhat more open and less symmetrical than the Austrian pine but nevertheless a highly desirable tree.	page_block:0.90

Nursery Offering Timeline

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Evidence Claims

Type	Claim	Confidence
source_reference_abbreviation	Prices are stated to be the same as Austrian Pine.	0.89
growth_habit	A fast grower.	0.90
description_snippet	Produces a rugged effect in the landscape and has very long needles.	0.91
recommendation_context	Nevertheless described as a highly desirable tree.	0.87
tree_form	More open and less symmetrical than Austrian pine.	0.91
taxon_context	Listed under The Pines.	0.97

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