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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: 16 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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## Wiki summary Early Harvest appears in prairie fruit sources, and the available records do not identify one settled apple cultivar for the name. One prairie index entry lists Early Harvest as a standard apple, and another source also labels it as standard apple; a separate horticultural bulletin uses the same name in a blackberry context. [S1][S2][S3]
## History and parentage The records disagree on apple parentage and date. One entry says Early Harvest is a Blushed Calville seedling from N. Pankiw in Dufrost, Manitoba, dated 1939. [S1][S2] Another entry says Early Harvest is Sylvia x Melba, credited to Patterson, with a 1960 introduction and a Smithfield reference. [S1] Both pedigrees and dates are present, so they should not be merged into one clear parentage line. [S1]
## Fruit and use In the Patterson-linked entry, the fruit is striped and blushed and ripens early. [S1] Both apple listings use the ST code, meaning standard apple with fruit 5 cm in diameter or more. [S1][S2] No source in this packet gives flavor, flesh texture, processing quality, or storage notes for this name. [S1][S2]
## Hardiness and geography The apple entries in the prairie directory do not give a direct zone statement for Early Harvest. [S1][S2] The blackberry entry under the same name says it was found wild in Illinois and was winter-killed at the South Dakota station; that result should not be applied to the apple entries without supporting evidence. [S3]
## Lineage and uncertainty Treat these records as same-name, different-origin candidates until accession-level evidence confirms whether they are one tree line or two. The packet includes no sibling, descendant, or breeding-use notes for this name. [S1][S2][S3]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 3 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Avariety found growing wild in Illinois.”
— [4]
“N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Manitoba.”
— [3]
“See also the following.”
— [1]
“Ref Smithfield.”
— [1]
Direct parent cultivars
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Taxonomy context: No family-tree context surfaced yet.
Related cultivars mentioned in source context
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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | p26 | Ref Smithfield.; Early.; Fruit striped and blushed.; 1960 introduction. |
| 139 | Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nursery | unknown | 4 | 0 | 0 | p7 | Listed as ripening in August.; Described as crisp and firm, a good solid summer apple.; Fruit described as clear yellow.; Described as medium size. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | p7 | description_snippet | Listed as ripening in August. | EARLY HARVEST — Medium size, clear yellow, crisp and firm. Agood solid summer apple. August. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | flavor_profile | Described as crisp and firm, a good solid summer apple. | EARLY HARVEST — Medium size, clear yellow, crisp and firm. Agood solid summer apple. August. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | fruit_color | Fruit described as clear yellow. | EARLY HARVEST — Medium size, clear yellow, crisp and firm. Agood solid summer apple. August. | page_block:0.90 |
| 139 | p7 | fruit_size | Described as medium size. | EARLY HARVEST — Medium size, clear yellow, crisp and firm. Agood solid summer apple. August. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | source_reference_abbreviation | Ref Smithfield. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Early. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | fruit_color | Fruit striped and blushed. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | taxon_context | ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | release_year_reference | 1960 introduction. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | breeder_reference | Patterson. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | entry_pedigree | Sylvia x Melba. | Early Harvest (Sylvia X Melba) Patterson (1960 intro) ST Fruit striped and blushed. Early. Ref Smithfield. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | taxon_context | ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | release_year_reference | 1939. | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | entry_location | Dufrost, Manitoba. | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | breeder_reference | N. Pankiw. | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p26 | entry_pedigree | Blushed Calville seedling. | Early Harvest (Blushed Calville sdlg) N. Pankiw, Dufrost, Man. (1939) ST | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Listed as ripening in August. | 0.94 |
| flavor_profile | Described as crisp and firm, a good solid summer apple. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Fruit described as clear yellow. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Described as medium size. | 0.94 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Ref Smithfield. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | Early. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | Fruit striped and blushed. | 0.97 |
| release_year_reference | 1960 introduction. | 0.97 |
| breeder_reference | Patterson. | 0.97 |
| entry_pedigree | Sylvia x Melba. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more). | 0.96 |
| taxon_context | ST: standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more. | 0.98 |
| release_year_reference | 1939. | 0.94 |
| entry_location | Dufrost, Manitoba. | 0.95 |
| breeder_reference | N. Pankiw. | 0.93 |
| entry_pedigree | Blushed Calville seedling. | 0.93 |
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