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Ames is an Americana x triflora plum bred by Prof. J. L. Budd at the Iowa Experiment Station. It came from a cross of De Soto with pollen from a large Japanese plum received from Oregon, and it was first named DeSoto x Oregon No. 3. The South Dakota bulletin presents Ames as a plum that deserves broad notice from both nurserymen and planters. [S1]
The fruit is described as large to very large, round, and dark red. Sources describe it as excellent in quality and unusually good at keeping after picking. The skin is said to be a little tough, but the fruit is even in size across the tree and ripens evenly, suggesting a fairly uniform crop. The bulletin records ripening on September 7 in 1903 and September 8 in 1904. [S1]
The tree is described as very strong and healthy, with heavy dark green foliage. A young tree had been a fair bearer, so the early record suggests at least moderate productivity, though the source does not give a longer bearing history. [S1]
Ames is notable as an early named hybrid between the native American plum group and Japanese plum blood. That parentage helps explain why the bulletin treated it as a notable introduction for northern Great Plains conditions, combining native hardiness with unusually large, high quality fruit. The same bulletin also includes Ames in a 1904 photographic plate of native plums, showing that it was important enough to be illustrated as part of the station's documented crop record. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Plums in South Dakota.
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“It was first named DeSoto X Oregon No. 3.”
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“Skin a little tough; runs even in size all over the tree and ripens evenly.”
— [1]
“Fruit of excellent quality and a remarkably good keeper after picking.”
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“Ayoung tree of this variety has been a fair bearer.”
— [1]
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 12 | 0 | 0 | p10 | Fruit ripe September 7, 1903; September 8, 1904.; Skin a little tough; runs even in size all over the tree and ripens evenly.; The fruit is round and dark red.; Worthy of general attention from nurserymen and planters. |
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| 17 | p10 | release_year_reference | Fruit ripe September 7, 1903; September 8, 1904. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | description_snippet | Skin a little tough; runs even in size all over the tree and ripens evenly. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | fruit_color | The fruit is round and dark red. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | recommendation_context | Worthy of general attention from nurserymen and planters. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | growth_habit | Tree very strong and healthy with heavy dark green foliage. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | description_snippet | Fruit of excellent quality and a remarkably good keeper after picking. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | fruit_size | The fruit is described as large to very large. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | productivity | Ayoung tree of this variety has been a fair bearer. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | selection_origin_reference | It was first named DeSoto X Oregon No. 3. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | entry_pedigree | It was produced by using pollen of a large Japanese plum received from Oregon on De Soto. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | breeder_reference | This variety was produced by Prof. J. L. Budd of the Iowa Experiment Station. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p10 | taxon_context | Ames is presented as an Americana x triflora plum. | Ames, Americana Xtriflora. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| release_year_reference | Fruit ripe September 7, 1903; September 8, 1904. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | Skin a little tough; runs even in size all over the tree and ripens evenly. | 0.91 |
| fruit_color | The fruit is round and dark red. | 0.94 |
| recommendation_context | Worthy of general attention from nurserymen and planters. | 0.95 |
| growth_habit | Tree very strong and healthy with heavy dark green foliage. | 0.94 |
| description_snippet | Fruit of excellent quality and a remarkably good keeper after picking. | 0.93 |
| fruit_size | The fruit is described as large to very large. | 0.95 |
| productivity | A young tree of this variety has been a fair bearer. | 0.89 |
| selection_origin_reference | It was first named DeSoto X Oregon No. 3. | 0.96 |
| entry_pedigree | It was produced by using pollen of a large Japanese plum received from Oregon on De Soto. | 0.97 |
| breeder_reference | This variety was produced by Prof. J. L. Budd of the Iowa Experiment Station. | 0.98 |
| taxon_context | Ames is presented as an Americana x triflora plum. | 0.98 |
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