Minnesota Gilbert

[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — the Budd & Hansen entry submitted here describes the Tennessee Gilbert variety, not Minnesota Gilbert. The entry explicitly distinguishes the two, stating "The Gilbert of Minnesota is very different (see Minnesota Gilbert)" and directing readers to a separate entry that is not present in the submitted text. The physical description that follows in the source (fruit large, roundish oblate, etc.) belongs to the Tennessee Gilbert. The Stark Bros. entry is likewise fragmentary and appears to describe the Tennessee Gilbert (Tennessee origin, similarity to Stayman/Paragon). No physical description of Minnesota Gilbert is contained in either source. The sections below preserve what the sources do say about Minnesota Gilbert and its relationship to the Tennessee variety.]

Origin/History

Minnesota Gilbert is noted by Budd & Hansen (1914) as distinctly different from the Tennessee variety also called Gilbert — a large, late-winter apple of Tennessee origin considered a Winesap seedling and closely related to Paragon. The two are explicitly contrasted: "The Gilbert of Minnesota is very different (see Minnesota Gilbert)." The Stark Bros. (1910) entry is too fragmentary to yield reliable information; the legible text ("Originated in Tennessee. Similar to Stayman. We obtained it from...Worth of...") appears to describe the Tennessee Gilbert rather than the Minnesota variety.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

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Season

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Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.