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Norson is a prairie hardy apple from the cross 'Haralson' x 'Rescue'. It is associated with the University of Alberta and the Beaverlodge Research Station, and Dr. C. R. Ure is credited in its selection history. It was selected in 1958. Sources place its introduction in 1975 or 1976. Prairie references describe it as a notable cold climate dessert apple with keeping ability. One recommendation list places it among the top rated hardy apples and crabapples for the Prairie Provinces. [S1] [S2] [S3]
The fruit is medium sized to a little over 5 cm across and fairly uniform. It is described as greenish yellow to green yellow with a dark red wash or overlay. The flesh is cream to cream tinged green, crisp, and juicy, with a pleasant flavor and generally high quality. Sources describe it as good to very good for fresh eating, with added value for cooking or processing. [S1] [S2] [S3]
Norson ripens late, with reports placing maturity from late August to early September. It is also noted for good keeping, and one source says it stores for at least 18 weeks. This combination of dessert quality and storage helps explain why it remained well regarded in prairie recommendations. [S1] [S3]
The tree is described as moderately vigorous to upright spreading, precocious, annually productive, and consistently high yielding. Prairie notes compare it to Kerr in several respects but say it is much hardier. Reported weaknesses include sunscald, and one source notes susceptibility to fire blight in Saskatchewan. [S1] [S3]
Hardiness is one of Norson's defining traits. A prairie recommendation list gives it an H1 rating, the hardiest class in that source, and another source states it is hardy to zone 2. Its Beaverlodge and prairie testing history supports its place in the colder parts of the Canadian prairie fruit tradition. [S1] [S3]
Norson belongs to the long prairie effort to combine fruit quality with real winter survival. Its parentage is 'Haralson' x 'Rescue'. The sources here do not document later descendants, but they do show why the cross mattered: Norson was remembered as a hardy, productive, late apple that served both fresh eating and kitchen use under prairie conditions. [S2] [S3]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 3 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Late apple-crab.”
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“Uniform size.”
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“H1 hardiness rating.”
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“High quality.”
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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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | p4 p51 | References cited: UA (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.).; Subject to sunscald.; Manchester notes that it is similar in many respects to Kerr, but much hardier.; Good keeping. |
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| 3 | p51 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: UA (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.). | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | hardiness_code_expansion | Rated H1, meaning hardiest. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | entry_hardiness_observation | Subject to sunscald. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes that it is similar in many respects to Kerr, but much hardier. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | keeping_quality | Good keeping. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | release_year_reference | Described as late. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | description_snippet | High quality. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | growth_habit | Moderate vigor. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | productivity | Consistently good yields. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | culinary_use | Described as a good dessert apple. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | description_snippet | Fruit noted as uniform in size. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | fruit_color | Fruit is green-yellow with an attractive dark-red overlay. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | fruit_size | Fruit over 5 cm; also listed as ST, a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | selection_origin_reference | UA selection dated 1958; Beaverlodge date given as 1975; R. Ure is also credited in the entry line. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p51 | entry_pedigree | Parentage given as Haralson x Rescue. | Norson (Haralson X Rescue) UA (1958 sel.) Beaverlodge (1975) R. Ure ST Fruit over 5cm, green-yellow with attractive dark-red overlay. Uniform size. Good dessert. Consistently good yields, moderate vigor. High quality. La | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | culinary_use | Source code indicates dessert. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | description_snippet | Source includes a keeping-quality code (keeping). | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | description_snippet | Late apple-crab. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | keeping_quality | Marked K, indicating keeping quality. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | culinary_use | Recommended as a dessert apple. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | hardiness_code_expansion | Rated H1, meaning hardiest. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | taxon_context | Classified as a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p4 | recommendation_context | Listed under Top Rated hardy apples and crabapples. | ST Norson D/K/H1 (Late apple-crab) | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: UA (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.). | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Subject to sunscald. | 0.90 |
| anecdote_snippet | Manchester notes that it is similar in many respects to Kerr, but much hardier. | 0.91 |
| keeping_quality | Good keeping. | 0.94 |
| release_year_reference | Described as late. | 0.83 |
| description_snippet | High quality. | 0.91 |
| growth_habit | Moderate vigor. | 0.92 |
| productivity | Consistently good yields. | 0.94 |
| culinary_use | Described as a good dessert apple. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Fruit noted as uniform in size. | 0.90 |
| fruit_color | Fruit is green-yellow with an attractive dark-red overlay. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit over 5 cm; also listed as ST, a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.97 |
| selection_origin_reference | UA selection dated 1958; Beaverlodge date given as 1975; R. Ure is also credited in the entry line. | 0.91 |
| entry_pedigree | Parentage given as Haralson x Rescue. | 0.98 |
| culinary_use | Source code indicates dessert. | 0.90 |
| description_snippet | Source includes a keeping-quality code (keeping). | 0.88 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Late apple-crab. | 0.95 |
| keeping_quality | Marked K, indicating keeping quality. | 0.97 |
| culinary_use | Recommended as a dessert apple. | 0.98 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Rated H1, meaning hardiest. | 0.99 |
| taxon_context | Classified as a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.99 |
| recommendation_context | Listed under Top Rated hardy apples and crabapples. | 0.99 |
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