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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: 11 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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## Carlos Queen Carlos Queen is a prairie-catalogued Malus domestica cultivar in the standard-apple size class. It is listed as good for dessert and cooking, and it keeps well.[S1][S2][S6][S3]
The cultivar is linked to Robert Erskine and dated to 1972, with Rocky Mountain House, Alberta as its location.[S1][S3] It is said to be named for an early post office in that district.[S1][S3] One note adds that it was "reported to be Haralson seedling," which appears tentative rather than confirmed parentage.[S3]
Fruit descriptions agree on green fruit with a slight green-red blush and good dessert and cooking quality.[S1][S2][S6][S3] Fruit size is inconsistent in the packet: one list gives 5.5 cm and another gives 7.5 cm, so the conflict is unresolved.[S1][S3]
A ripening table lists 8 September.[S4] Repeated testing puts it in the middle range: 2001 overall score 6.5; 2004 short-after-harvest totals 15.2 to 15.5; 2004 storage total 15.3; 2002 long-storage appearance 6.1, texture 5.7, flavour 5.4, total 17.2.[S5][S7][S8]
Prairie sources call it moderately hardy and a relatively new Saskatchewan introduction needing extra testing.[S2][S3] Another source places it in an H1 hardiness code, so hardiness readings differ by source.[S1][S3] Fire blight ratings also differ: one source says "very resistant," another says "moderately resistant."[S4][S2]
No confirmed parentage chain is provided beyond the tentative Haralson-seedling note, and records in this packet do not include tree habit, vigor, pruning guidance, or productivity details.[S3][S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from HortFactsAppleCultivars CStushnoff 1985, with 5 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Origin is listed as unknown.”
— [1]
“Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district.”
— [1]
“Quoted note says it is a little tender but good.”
— [1]
“Rated Moderately Hardy in Saskatchewan.”
— [3]
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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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | p21 | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Right-margin code ST indicates a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; Hardiness code H1 indicates the hardiest class.; Coutts is quo |
| 143 | Recommended fruit Varieties | unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | p4 | Listed as a midseason apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 143 | p4 | recommendation_context | Listed as a midseason apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. | Midseason: Fall Red, September Ruby, Norkent (durable), Goodland (not as hardy but sweet), Battleford, Carlos Queen, Westland | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | taxon_context | Right-margin code ST indicates a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness code H1 indicates the hardiest class. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | anecdote_snippet | Coutts is quoted as saying, 'Alittle tender but good.' | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | description_snippet | Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | keeping_quality | Described as good for keeping. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | culinary_use | Described as good for dessert and cooking. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | fruit_color | Fruit described as green with a slight blush. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | fruit_size | Fruit size listed as 7.5 cm. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p21 | selection_origin_reference | Associated with Erskine, dated 1972. | Carlos Queen (unknown) Erskine (1972) Fruit 7.5cm, green with a slight blush. Good dessert, cooking and keeping. Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. "Alittle tender but good" says Coutts. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| recommendation_context | Listed as a midseason apple; apple harvest season is shown as late August to October. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| taxon_context | Right-margin code ST indicates a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.92 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness code H1 indicates the hardiest class. | 0.94 |
| anecdote_snippet | Coutts is quoted as saying, 'A little tender but good.' | 0.91 |
| description_snippet | Named for an early post office in the Rocky Mountain House district. | 0.93 |
| keeping_quality | Described as good for keeping. | 0.94 |
| culinary_use | Described as good for dessert and cooking. | 0.95 |
| fruit_color | Fruit described as green with a slight blush. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit size listed as 7.5 cm. | 0.94 |
| selection_origin_reference | Associated with Erskine, dated 1972. | 0.95 |
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