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Nicollet is a Prunus hybrid. The University of Minnesota recorded it as a sand cherry or P. besseyi hybrid in a 1951 stone fruit pollination bulletin. The source does not describe its fruit, tree habit, breeder, release date, or origin. It places Nicollet among native and hybrid plums and cherry-plums used in Minnesota pollination studies. [S1]
In the pollen germination table for native and hybrid plums, Nicollet is listed as a P. besseyi hybrid. The bulletin says many hybrid plum varieties had low pollen viability, while native plum species usually had higher viability. Nicollet was an exception. It ranked with the native species in viability and was a fairly good pollinizer. [S1]
In the cherry-plum section, Nicollet is described as a sand cherry hybrid. It was rated good as a pollinizer in tests on 14 varieties. It had medium bloom season and good pollen abundance. It also appears among the 11 commonly grown cherry-plum varieties selected for intercompatibility guidance. [S1]
The source gives Nicollet practical value mainly as pollination material, not as a dessert or processing fruit. It was included in compatibility tables to help growers choose pollinizers for cherry-plums, a group the bulletin says has specific compatibility needs. Nicollet is also listed as a good pollinizer for Sapa in the recorded lineage and compatibility data. [S1]
No direct cold hardiness rating is given. Its documented use comes from University of Minnesota testing at Excelsior and from recommendations for Minnesota and northern latitudes. Its prairie or zone hardiness cannot be stated from this source alone. [S1]
Important details are still missing. This packet does not give Nicollet's fruit size, color, flavor, ripening season, storage quality, breeder, release year, or exact parentage beyond its sand cherry / P. besseyi hybrid identity. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from 9c684c14 7509 4b78 a803 0bf01a64aa28, with 2 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“Afootnote states that Nicollet perished in the trials and is no longer growing at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm.”
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“Fruit form is cordate, with apex depressed and a minute pistil point; cavity medium, narrow, oblong.”
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“Listed under Plums and Hybrids in the page's 'List of Varieties Described.'”
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“It ripens early August.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 112 | Pollination Studies with Stone Fruits | unknown | 7 | 1 | 0 | p3 p7 | Included in the selected 11 commonly grown cherry-plum varieties used to show intercompatibility.; Pollen abundance is good.; Season of bloom is medium.; Rated good as a pollinizer in tests on 14 varieties. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 112 | p7 | recommendation_context | Included in the selected 11 commonly grown cherry-plum varieties used to show intercompatibility. | Nicollet 14 G Medium Good Sand cherry hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p7 | description_snippet | Pollen abundance is good. | Nicollet 14 G Medium Good Sand cherry hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p7 | description_snippet | Season of bloom is medium. | Nicollet 14 G Medium Good Sand cherry hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p7 | description_snippet | Rated good as a pollinizer in tests on 14 varieties. | Nicollet 14 G Medium Good Sand cherry hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p7 | entry_pedigree | Described as a sand cherry hybrid. | Nicollet 14 G Medium Good Sand cherry hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p3 | recommendation_context | Nicollet ranked with the native species in viability and proved to be a fairly good pollinizer. | Nicollet — P. Besseyi hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| 112 | p3 | entry_pedigree | Listed in Table 2 as a P. Besseyi hybrid. | Nicollet — P. Besseyi hybrid | page_block:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
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| Relation | Type | ID | Label |
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| pollinizer_good_for | cultivar | 158 | Sapa |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| recommendation_context | Included in the selected 11 commonly grown cherry-plum varieties used to show intercompatibility. | 0.88 |
| description_snippet | Pollen abundance is good. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Season of bloom is medium. | 0.93 |
| description_snippet | Rated good as a pollinizer in tests on 14 varieties. | 0.95 |
| entry_pedigree | Described as a sand cherry hybrid. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Nicollet ranked with the native species in viability and proved to be a fairly good pollinizer. | 0.98 |
| entry_pedigree | Listed in Table 2 as a P. Besseyi hybrid. | 0.99 |
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