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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: 14 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: fruit_color:3, description_snippet:2, culinary_use:1, fruit_size:1, hardiness_code_expansion:1, recommendation_context:1, release_year_reference:1, source_reference_abbreviation:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Red Siberian is a crabapple known in Prairie Canadian references as the Foubert clone, documented from before 1880. [S1] The surviving notes are brief, but they place it among older hardy crabapple material that stayed in circulation through prairie testing and nursery catalog history. [S1]
Sources describe the fruit as small, round, and red, and one Manitoba guide recommends it for jelly. [S1] [S2] The same Manitoba source says it is hard to find and places it in plant hardiness zone 1, making it notable among far northern crabapple listings. [S2]
Its prairie record is thin but clear. A Rosthern test note places it in 1930s evaluation with an H1 hardiness notation, and Skinner's 1938 catalog shows it was still listed in the nursery trade at that time. [S1] That suggests a crabapple valued less for modern dessert quality than for toughness, utility, and preserving use. [S1] [S2]
The hardiness evidence is strong for such a short entry. One source gives zone 1 directly, and another ties it to Rosthern testing with an H1 note. [S1] [S2] Within the archive, that places Red Siberian among the older extreme hardy crabapple types worth tracking for prairie and northern Manitoba growing. [S1] [S2]
One point remains uncertain: the Manitoba entry appears internally inconsistent on fruit color, giving both red and green wording in the same OCR-supported line. The clearer and better supported description is red fruit, with round shape from the prairie reference. [S1] [S2]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Foubert clone; prior to 1880.”
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“Skinner's cat (1938).”
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“Fruit round.”
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“Plant hardiness is listed as zone 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 |
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| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 8 | 0 | 0 | p58 | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter).; Classified as CR, expanded as crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter.; Referenced in Skinner's catalog (1938).; Rosthern |
| 111 | Fruit Crops for Northern Manitoba | unknown | 6 | 0 | 0 | p12 | Good for jelly.; Hard to find in the context of varieties for northern Manitoba.; Green fruit is also stated in the variety entry; the source appears internally inconsistent on fruit color.; Plant hardiness zone 1. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | p58 | description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | taxon_context | Classified as CR, expanded as crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | source_reference_abbreviation | Referenced in Skinner's catalog (1938). | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | hardiness_code_expansion | Rosthern test note gives H1, indicating very hardy. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | entry_location | Reported in Rosthern testing in the 1930s. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | fruit_color | Fruit red and round. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | release_year_reference | Said to date from before 1880. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p58 | description_snippet | Described as a clone; modifier before clone is unclear in the scan. | Red Siberian (fousta clone) prof to 1880 Fruit red, round. Rosthern test (1930s H1). Skinner's cat (1938). | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | culinary_use | Good for jelly. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | recommendation_context | Hard to find in the context of varieties for northern Manitoba. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | fruit_color | Green fruit is also stated in the variety entry; the source appears internally inconsistent on fruit color. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | entry_hardiness_observation | Plant hardiness zone 1. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | fruit_color | Red fruit is stated in the variety entry. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
| 111 | p12 | fruit_size | Small fruit. | Red Siberian – small red fruit, plant hardiness zone 1, green fruit, hard to find, good for jelly | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| description_snippet | Listed as a crabapple (crabapple or applecrab, fruit less than 5 cm diameter). | 0.96 |
| taxon_context | Classified as CR, expanded as crabapple or applecrab with fruit less than 5 cm diameter. | 0.99 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Referenced in Skinner's catalog (1938). | 0.91 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Rosthern test note gives H1, indicating very hardy. | 0.90 |
| entry_location | Reported in Rosthern testing in the 1930s. | 0.88 |
| fruit_color | Fruit red and round. | 0.92 |
| release_year_reference | Said to date from before 1880. | 0.84 |
| description_snippet | Described as a clone; modifier before clone is unclear in the scan. | 0.42 |
| culinary_use | Good for jelly. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | Hard to find in the context of varieties for northern Manitoba. | 0.98 |
| fruit_color | Green fruit is also stated in the variety entry; the source appears internally inconsistent on fruit color. | 0.55 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Plant hardiness zone 1. | 0.99 |
| fruit_color | Red fruit is stated in the variety entry. | 0.90 |
| fruit_size | Small fruit. | 0.98 |
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