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Mantet is an early dessert apple from the Experimental Station at Morden, Manitoba. It was released in 1929 as a seedling of Tetofsky.[S1] [S3] [S5] It was one of the first apple introductions from the Morden program and soon stood out as a true eating apple for prairie growers.[S1] [S5] One later account says W. T. Macoun tasted it at Morden and exclaimed, "Man! there's a real apple," and it was then named Mantet without further trial.[S1]
Sources describe the tree as upright, moderately vigorous, hardy, and productive.[S5] Mantet had fruited in the Swan River and Peace River valleys by the mid 1940s, placing it well into northern prairie testing and use, though one earlier prairie judgment called it "a good apple but too tender."[S1] [S5] A South Dakota nursery listing also shows it in commerce beyond Canada.[S2]
The fruit is described as medium to below medium, or up to about 6 cm, roundish, with an amber ground color and a heavy bright red wash or stripes.[S1] [S5] The flesh is whitish, fine grained, tender, juicy, and aromatic, with excellent quality for fresh eating.[S3] [S5] One prairie descriptor table records it as medium sized, amber with pinkish red overcolor, whitish fleshed, and intended for fresh use.[S3]
Mantet ripens in late August and September and was remembered as a promising, popular early eating apple.[S5] The sources here do not give it a long storage life, and its main importance is as an early fresh apple rather than a keeper.[S5] One note also warns that it is subject to sunscald.[S1]
In broader prairie fruit history, Mantet matters both as a Morden introduction and as breeding material. The cultivar itself descends from Tetofsky.[S3] [S5] Separately, Mantet later appears as a parent in Prairie Fruit Breeding Project crosses such as Rescue x Mantet, showing that it remained useful in later apple breeding and was not only an orchard variety.[S4]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 4 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“It was named Mantet without further trial.”
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“Included in the cross "Rescue x Mantet" with 3 selections at Lacombe 3.”
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“Subject to sunscald.”
— [1]
“Medium season entry.”
— [4]
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 15 | 0 | 0 | p45 | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).).; Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Hardiness noted as H2, ind |
| 57 | Noret | unknown | 1 | 1 | 3 | n/a | Rescue x Mantet; relationship: cross_parent; history: Selection origin University of Alberta; history: Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada, by Dr |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 3 | p45 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).). | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy in the document legend. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | source_reference_abbreviation | Fire blight notation FB2 is recorded. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as WCSH (1955), likely Western Canadian Society for Horticulture. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | description_snippet | Coutts (1991) called it "a good apple but too tender." | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | description_snippet | Subject to sunscald. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | release_year_reference | It was named Mantet without further trial. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | anecdote_snippet | J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple." | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | entry_location | Reported to fruit in Peace Country. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | fruit_color | Fruit is washed and striped bright red. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | fruit_size | Standard apple; fruit to 6 cm. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | selection_origin_reference | Morden selection or record dated 1929. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | entry_pedigree | Tetofsky seedling. | Mantet (Tetofsky sdlg) Morden (1929) ST Fruit to 6cm, washed and striped bright red. Fruits in peace country. J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple. | page_block:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
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| Relation | Type | ID | Label |
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| cross_parent | cultivar | 240 | Rescue |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: WCSH (Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1944- ).). | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy in the document legend. | 0.95 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Fire blight notation FB2 is recorded. | 0.73 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as WCSH (1955), likely Western Canadian Society for Horticulture. | 0.91 |
| description_snippet | Coutts (1991) called it "a good apple but too tender." | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Subject to sunscald. | 0.96 |
| release_year_reference | It was named Mantet without further trial. | 0.94 |
| anecdote_snippet | J.I. Macoun visited Morden as Dominion Horticulturist and exclaimed on tasting it, "Man! there's a real apple." | 0.95 |
| entry_location | Reported to fruit in Peace Country. | 0.88 |
| fruit_color | Fruit is washed and striped bright red. | 0.97 |
| fruit_size | Standard apple; fruit to 6 cm. | 0.96 |
| selection_origin_reference | Morden selection or record dated 1929. | 0.96 |
| entry_pedigree | Tetofsky seedling. | 0.97 |
| breeding_cross | Rescue x Mantet | 0.65 |
| ID | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin University of Alberta | |
| 500 | selection_origin_event | Selection origin Morden Research Station, Agriculture Canada, by Dr | |
| 499 | cross_event | 1975 | Rescue x Mantet |