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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
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Adanac is a prairie apple. It is generally described as a Battleford seedling selected by John Lloyd in Saskatchewan and introduced in 1960. [S1] [S2] [S4] Sources connect it to Lloyd's nursery at Adanac or to the Wilkie and Unity area, and they preserve its earlier local name, Jack's No. 1, before release as Adanac. [S1] [S4] It appears to have been valued as a hardy eating and kitchen apple for prairie conditions, not as a modern commercial sort. [S1] [S3] [S4]
Its origin story is local and seedling based, not a documented named cross. [S1] [S2] [S4] A prairie index lists it as a 'Battleford' seedling introduced by J. Lloyd of Wilkie, Saskatchewan, in 1960, while the cultivar sheet says it originated at Unity, was tested as Jack #1, and was then introduced in 1960. [S2] [S4] These records fit the same general Saskatchewan history, even though they differ on the exact locality. [S2] [S4]
Sources describe the fruit as medium to medium large, about 5 to 6.5 cm across, nearly round, green to light green with red striping or a light red cheek. [S1] [S4] [S5] Prairie descriptions say the flesh is white to greenish white, juicy, soft to slightly coarse, and sub acid. [S1] [S4] [S5] Quality is a consistent theme. Several sources call it a good dessert apple, while others also say it is good for pies or cooking and fair to good for fresh eating. [S3] [S4] [S5] It was not remembered as only a processing fruit.
Season and keeping quality vary somewhat by source. A prairie table classifies it as medium season fruit, and the cultivar sheet places maturity in early to mid September. [S2] [S4] Storage reports range from a fair keeper to keeping up to 12 weeks, with one table extending quality to the end of November. [S1] [S4] [S5]
The tree is described as moderately vigorous, round headed, well branched, annually productive, and early bearing. [S1] [S4] This suggests a useful home orchard tree with regular crops. Fire blight reports are mixed. Saskatchewan tables place Adanac among cultivars with good resistance, but another narrative note says it was once reported highly resistant and later was said to suffer serious injury. [S3] [S4] [S6]
Hardiness is also described in more than one way. Adanac is called moderately hardy in some cultivar notes, rated Hardy in Saskatchewan tables, and described elsewhere as hardy to Zone 2a. [S1] [S3] [S4] The prairie record supports it as a cold climate apple with successful Saskatchewan testing, but the exact hardiness wording varies by source. [S3] [S4] [S6]
Adanac also carries some historical texture. The name replaced Jack's No. 1, tying the cultivar to a local selection story rather than a formal breeding program. [S1] [S4] At least one later reference marked it obsolete, suggesting it fell out of circulation even though older prairie sources described respectable dessert quality, cooking value, and good bearing habits. [S1] [S4]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Adanac, with 5 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Smithfield is cited as a reference.”
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“Maturity is medium.”
— [3]
“Flesh soft.”
— [1]
“Bears at a young age.”
— [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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | p13 | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; FB2 indicates moderate susceptibility to fireblight injury; H2 indicates moderately hardy.; Reference cit |
| 143 | Recommended fruit Varieties | unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | p4 | Listed as an early apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. |
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| 143 | p4 | recommendation_context | Listed as an early apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. | Early: Adanac, Norland (more hardy and dependable), | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | hardiness_code_expansion | FB2 indicates moderate susceptibility to fireblight injury; H2 indicates moderately hardy. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as Smithfield, expanded as Smithfield Experimental Farm, Trenton, Ontario. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | anecdote_snippet | Coutts notes it as obsolete. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | anecdote_snippet | Was known locally as Jack's No. 1 before Lloyd released it as Adanac. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | productivity | Bears at a young age. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | description_snippet | Soft flesh, good for pies, fair keeper. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | fruit_color | Fruit light green with light red cheek. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | fruit_size | Fruit 5 cm. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | taxon_context | Classified as ST, expanded as standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | breeder_reference | Entry dated 1960. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | entry_location | Associated with Lloyd of Adanac, Saskatchewan. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p13 | entry_pedigree | Described as a Battleford seedling. | Adanac (Battleford sdlg) Lloyd of Adanac, SK (1960) ST | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | Listed as an early apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | FB2 indicates moderate susceptibility to fireblight injury; H2 indicates moderately hardy. | 0.95 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as Smithfield, expanded as Smithfield Experimental Farm, Trenton, Ontario. | 0.94 |
| anecdote_snippet | Coutts notes it as obsolete. | 0.90 |
| anecdote_snippet | Was known locally as Jack's No. 1 before Lloyd released it as Adanac. | 0.95 |
| productivity | Bears at a young age. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Soft flesh, good for pies, fair keeper. | 0.95 |
| fruit_color | Fruit light green with light red cheek. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit 5 cm. | 0.96 |
| taxon_context | Classified as ST, expanded as standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.98 |
| breeder_reference | Entry dated 1960. | 0.94 |
| entry_location | Associated with Lloyd of Adanac, Saskatchewan. | 0.98 |
| entry_pedigree | Described as a Battleford seedling. | 0.97 |
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