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Winter Queen is a late apple from the University of Saskatchewan. It was bred from Osman x Wealthy and introduced by Dr. C. F. Patterson in 1960. [S2] [S3] [S5] Prairie fruit references describe it as a winter apple valued more for keeping and endurance than for earliness. [S1] [S3] [S5]
The cultivar was released at Saskatoon and also carried the introduction number A58-312. [S3] [S5] Prairie sources consistently connect it with Patterson and the University of Saskatchewan program and place it among cold climate apple introductions selected under prairie conditions. [S2] [S3] [S5]
Sources describe the fruit as about 5 cm, or up to roughly 2 1/4 inches, and medium in size, with a greenish ground color partly covered by a dark or dull red blush. [S1] [S3] [S5] The flesh is white and sub acid. Quality is described as good to very fair. [S1] [S3] [S5] Overall, it appears to be a plain but useful late apple rather than a show fruit. [S1] [S3]
Its season is consistently described as late. [S3] [S5] One source says it normally ripens too late, often well into October, though it can stand some frost. [S1] [S3] Another describes it simply as a good keeper and a winter apple. [S3] [S5] This suggests a cultivar with useful storage character that may struggle to finish reliably in shorter prairie seasons. [S1] [S3] [S4] [S5]
The clearest growing context comes from Saskatoon field observations made without irrigation. [S3] [S5] Winter Queen was evidently hardy enough to be introduced there, but Saskatchewan sources also warn that it is too late for the province. [S4] The record points to a hardy prairie bred apple with limited adaptation because of its very late maturity, not because of poor winter survival. [S1] [S4] [S5]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 4 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Normally too late.”
— [4]
“Season: late.”
— [3]
“Good quality.”
— [4]
“Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost.”
— [1]
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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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | p74 | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).; Marked CR, indicating a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter.; H2 indicates mod |
| 109 | University of Saskatchewan fruit introductions 1959-1960 | unknown | 9 | 0 | 0 | p3 | Season late; described as a winter apple.; Quality very fair; a good keeper.; Flesh white; sub-acid.; Greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 3 | p74 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | hardiness_code_expansion | Marked CR, indicating a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | hardiness_code_expansion | H2 indicates moderately hardy. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | entry_hardiness_observation | Rated H2. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference given as F&N. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | description_snippet | Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | flavor_profile | Described as good quality. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | fruit_color | Fruit described as having a dull red blush. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | fruit_size | Fruit size given as 5 cm. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | breeder_reference | Attributed to Patterson (1960). | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p74 | entry_pedigree | Given as Osman x Wealthy. | Winter Queen (Osman x Wealthy) Patterson (1960) Fruit 5cm, dull red blush. Good quality. Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | description_snippet | Season late; described as a winter apple. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | keeping_quality | Quality very fair; a good keeper. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | flavor_profile | Flesh white; sub-acid. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | fruit_color | Greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | fruit_size | Fruit up to about 2 1/4 inches in diameter. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | entry_location | Described under field conditions without irrigation at Saskatoon. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | release_year_reference | Year introduced: 1960. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | entry_pedigree | Parentage: Osman x Wealthy. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
| 109 | p3 | selection_origin_reference | Introduction number A58-312. | A58-312 Winter Queen Osman x Wealthy 1960 Season, late, greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Marked CR, indicating a crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | H2 indicates moderately hardy. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Rated H2. | 0.92 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference given as F&N. | 0.79 |
| description_snippet | Normally too late, ripening well into October, but standing some frost. | 0.93 |
| flavor_profile | Described as good quality. | 0.88 |
| fruit_color | Fruit described as having a dull red blush. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit size given as 5 cm. | 0.96 |
| breeder_reference | Attributed to Patterson (1960). | 0.97 |
| entry_pedigree | Given as Osman x Wealthy. | 0.97 |
| description_snippet | Season late; described as a winter apple. | 0.97 |
| keeping_quality | Quality very fair; a good keeper. | 0.96 |
| flavor_profile | Flesh white; sub-acid. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | Greenish ground partially covered with dark dull red. | 0.97 |
| fruit_size | Fruit up to about 2 1/4 inches in diameter. | 0.74 |
| entry_location | Described under field conditions without irrigation at Saskatoon. | 0.98 |
| release_year_reference | Year introduced: 1960. | 0.99 |
| entry_pedigree | Parentage: Osman x Wealthy. | 0.98 |
| selection_origin_reference | Introduction number A58-312. | 0.99 |
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