Cultivar 980: Mcintosh Red

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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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Claim Types: description_snippet:3, flavor_profile:2, fruit_color:2, recommendation_context:2, anecdote_snippet:1, hardiness_code_expansion:1, source_reference_abbreviation:1, storage_duration:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON

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McIntosh Red is listed as a standard apple and described as a famous commercial cultivar. The entry notes no tolerance to chlorosis. [S1]

Its hardiness is rated H3, meaning borderline hardy. Coutts (1991) is cited as calling it "tender at Unity" and "not too good as a breeder." [S1]

One source line may read "Minus Cornelia apple," but that wording is unclear. [S1]

Summary source basis

This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 2 additional supporting sources linked below.

Featured source descriptions

“Minus Cornelia apple.”
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“"Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder," says Coutts (1991). H3.”
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“No tolerance to chlorosis.”
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Cold Hardiness

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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

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3Edible Apples in Prairie Canadaunknown800p46Hardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).; Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Marked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; H3 indicates borderline hardy.
105Hardy fruits for Northern planting, trees, shrubs, 1937unknown500p6Keeps till January.; Not recommended for prairie districts in western Minnesota.; Adapted to planting on suitable soils in vicinity of St. Paul and southeast.; It is described as being of very high quality.
139Planting time, 1950 / Alpha Nurseryunknown300p7Classed as a very late fall apple.; Described as fine quality.; Described as a beautiful red apple with snow white flesh.

Citation Evidence (Page-Linked Quotes)

DocumentPageClaim TypeClaimQuoteMatch
139p7description_snippetClassed as a very late fall apple.McINTOSH RED—Beautiful red apple, snow white flesh. Fine quality. Very late fall apple.page_block:0.90
139p7flavor_profileDescribed as fine quality.McINTOSH RED—Beautiful red apple, snow white flesh. Fine quality. Very late fall apple.page_block:0.90
139p7fruit_colorDescribed as a beautiful red apple with snow white flesh.McINTOSH RED—Beautiful red apple, snow white flesh. Fine quality. Very late fall apple.page_block:0.90
105p6storage_durationKeeps till January.McIntosh Red Ared apple of very high quality.page_block:0.90
105p6recommendation_contextNot recommended for prairie districts in western Minnesota.McIntosh Red Ared apple of very high quality.page_block:0.90
105p6recommendation_contextAdapted to planting on suitable soils in vicinity of St. Paul and southeast.McIntosh Red Ared apple of very high quality.page_block:0.90
105p6flavor_profileIt is described as being of very high quality.McIntosh Red Ared apple of very high quality.page_block:0.90
105p6fruit_colorIt is described as a red apple.McIntosh Red Ared apple of very high quality.page_block:0.90
3p46entry_hardiness_observationHardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46description_snippetListed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46taxon_contextMarked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46hardiness_code_expansionH3 indicates borderline hardy.McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46anecdote_snippetCoutts (1991) is cited as saying it was "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder."McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46source_reference_abbreviationReference noted as CGS from Brooks and Morden.McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46entry_hardiness_observationNo tolerance to chlorosis is noted.McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90
3p46description_snippetDescribed as a famous commercial apple.McIntosh Red Famous commercial apple. No tolerance to chlorosis. Ref CGS (Brooks & Morden): "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder" says Coutts (1991). H3.page_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

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description_snippetClassed as a very late fall apple.0.94
flavor_profileDescribed as fine quality.0.93
fruit_colorDescribed as a beautiful red apple with snow white flesh.0.95
storage_durationKeeps till January.0.97
recommendation_contextNot recommended for prairie districts in western Minnesota.0.95
recommendation_contextAdapted to planting on suitable soils in vicinity of St. Paul and southeast.0.92
flavor_profileIt is described as being of very high quality.0.83
fruit_colorIt is described as a red apple.0.96
entry_hardiness_observationHardiness rated borderline hardy (H3).0.96
description_snippetListed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).0.96
taxon_contextMarked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.0.98
hardiness_code_expansionH3 indicates borderline hardy.0.99
anecdote_snippetCoutts (1991) is cited as saying it was "Tender at Unity; not too good as a breeder."0.94
source_reference_abbreviationReference noted as CGS from Brooks and Morden.0.95
entry_hardiness_observationNo tolerance to chlorosis is noted.0.97
description_snippetDescribed as a famous commercial apple.0.98

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