Cultivar 284: Minnesota No 790

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Claim Types: culinary_use:1, description_snippet:1, flavor_profile:1, fruit_color:1, fruit_size:1, keeping_quality:1, productivity:1, recommendation_context:1, selection_origin_reference:1, source_reference_abbreviation:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON

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Minnesota No. 790 is a large red apple that Daniels Nursery presented as a standout northern selection and promoted in 1950 as "The Northwest's Best Baking Apple." [S1] Daniels also described it as a crisp, attractive dessert apple, so it was presented as both a baking apple and a fresh eating apple. [S1]

In the nursery catalog, it still appeared under its numbered selection name. Daniels said University horticultural experts were expected to give it a formal name soon. [S1] The catalog grouped it with the nursery's featured hardy apples for Minnesota and nearby northern areas. This connects it to the mid century Minnesota fruit selection world, though the page gives no breeder, parentage, or release year. [S1]

The fruit was described as big, rich solid red, and of good quality. [S1] Daniels made its baking quality the main claim, calling it the best baking apple that could be grown in Minnesota after exhaustive tests and comparing it favorably with Rome Beauty for baking. [S1] The catalog also said it was crisp and attractive for dessert use and an excellent winter keeper, showing it was meant for both use and storage. [S1]

For the tree, the evidence is brief. Daniels called it a regular bearer of good quality. [S1] The page gives no further detail on vigor, growth habit, disease, or management.

Its cold climate importance is implied rather than stated directly. Daniels grouped it with apples the nursery considered best for Minnesota and nearby northern districts, but the page does not assign a hardiness zone or give a specific winter survival claim for Minnesota No. 790 itself. [S1]

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

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106Daniels planting guide, 1950unknown1000p20Said likely to be named soon by University horticultural experts.; An excellent winter keeper.; An excellent quality, crisp, attractive dessert apple.; Far superior in baking respect to older varieties and equal in bakin

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106p20selection_origin_referenceSaid likely to be named soon by University horticultural experts.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20keeping_qualityAn excellent winter keeper.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20flavor_profileAn excellent quality, crisp, attractive dessert apple.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20recommendation_contextFar superior in baking respect to older varieties and equal in baking qualities to Rome Beauty, the acknowledged King of the Bakers.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20culinary_useProven by exhaustive tests to be the best baking apple that can be grown in Minnesota.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20productivityAregular bearer of good quality.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20fruit_colorHas a rich, solid red color.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20fruit_sizeAbig, new apple.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20description_snippetDescribed as "The Northwest's Best Baking Apple."Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90
106p20source_reference_abbreviationPresented under the numbered selection name Minnesota No. 790.Minnesota No. 790 The Northwest's Best Baking Applepage_block:0.90

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selection_origin_referenceSaid likely to be named soon by University horticultural experts.0.90
keeping_qualityAn excellent winter keeper.0.94
flavor_profileAn excellent quality, crisp, attractive dessert apple.0.93
recommendation_contextFar superior in baking respect to older varieties and equal in baking qualities to Rome Beauty, the acknowledged King of the Bakers.0.92
culinary_useProven by exhaustive tests to be the best baking apple that can be grown in Minnesota.0.95
productivityA regular bearer of good quality.0.92
fruit_colorHas a rich, solid red color.0.95
fruit_sizeA big, new apple.0.92
description_snippetDescribed as "The Northwest's Best Baking Apple."0.97
source_reference_abbreviationPresented under the numbered selection name Minnesota No. 790.0.96

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