Taxon ID: 1
Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=yes
Relationships: 3 | Linked Entities (visible): 1 | Evidence claims: 13 | History events: 3 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: breeding_cross:2, fruit_size:2, anecdote_snippet:1, breeder_reference:1, description_snippet:1, fruit_color:1, hardiness_code_expansion:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Elsa is a prairie crabapple or apple-crab selection recorded as a cross of baccata and Yellow Transparent, with Saunders named as its breeder or selector. The fruit is small, nearly 4 cm across, and bright yellow. Prairie records place it in testing at Rosthern in the 1930s, and a later note says it was hardy at Indian Head in 1955. Coutts later recalled that it "was a good crab in the 1930s." [S1]
The surviving record is brief but clear about Elsa's identity. It appears in prairie cultivar literature as a named selection, not a passing seedling. The parentage matters: baccata points to hardiness and crab background, while Yellow Transparent suggests an edible apple connection rather than a purely ornamental crab. The sources here do not give a release year, fuller origin story, or detailed institutional history. [S1]
Fruit description is limited. The available notes describe a bright yellow fruit of about 4 cm, placing Elsa among the smaller prairie apples or larger crab types. The sources here do not give flesh color, texture, flavor detail, season of ripening, or storage life. [S1]
The strongest hardiness evidence is geographic and observational rather than zonal. Elsa was tested at Rosthern in the 1930s and was still noted hardy at Indian Head in 1955, placing it firmly in prairie conditions. [S1]
Elsa also matters in prairie apple lineage because it appears as one parent of Rutherford, in a cross with Melba. That is later breeding use, not Elsa's own parentage. [S2]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada.
Featured source descriptions
“Hardy at Indian Head (1955).”
— [1]
“"Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991.”
— [1]
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
| Zone Min | Zone Max | Zone Text | Assertion Type | Outcome | Location | Confidence |
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 11 | 0 | 0 | p28 | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).; Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).; Coutts in 1991 is quoted as saying it was a good crab in the 1930s.; Rosthern test note includes H3, |
| 75 | Rutherford | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Elsa x Melba; relationship: cross_parent; history: Elsa x Melba |
| 109 | University of Saskatchewan fruit introductions 1959-1960 | unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | Beauty Blush Elsa x Wealthy; relationship: cross_parent; history: Elsa x Melba |
| 76 | Rutherford1 | unknown | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | relationship: cross_parent; history: Elsa x Melba |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | p28 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | anecdote_snippet | Coutts in 1991 is quoted as saying it was a good crab in the 1930s. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | hardiness_code_expansion | Rosthern test note includes H3, the document's borderline hardy code. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | entry_hardiness_observation | Noted as hardy at Indian Head in 1955. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | entry_location | Mentioned in Rosthern test 1938. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | fruit_color | Fruit bright yellow. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | fruit_size | Fruit nearly 4 cm. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | fruit_size | Marked CR, meaning a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | breeder_reference | Associated with Saunders. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p28 | entry_pedigree | Listed as baccata x Yellow Transparent. | Elsa (baccata x Yellow Transparent) Saunders CR Fruit nearly 4cm, bright yellow. Rosthern test 1938 (H3). Hardy at Indian Head (1955). "Was a good crab in the 1930s" says Coutts 1991. H1? | page_block:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
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| Relation | Type | ID | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross_parent | cultivar | 112 | Melba |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | 0.96 |
| anecdote_snippet | Coutts in 1991 is quoted as saying it was a good crab in the 1930s. | 0.92 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Rosthern test note includes H3, the document's borderline hardy code. | 0.83 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Noted as hardy at Indian Head in 1955. | 0.95 |
| entry_location | Mentioned in Rosthern test 1938. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Fruit bright yellow. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit nearly 4 cm. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Marked CR, meaning a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | 0.98 |
| breeder_reference | Associated with Saunders. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | Listed as baccata x Yellow Transparent. | 0.97 |
| breeding_cross | Beauty Blush Elsa x Wealthy | 0.65 |
| breeding_cross | Elsa x Melba | 0.65 |
| ID | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 766 | cross_event | 1960 | Elsa x Melba |
| 597 | cross_event | 1959 | Elsa x Melba |
| 591 | cross_event | 1959 | Elsa x Melba |