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Hart, also called Hart's De Soto, is an Americana plum selected from De Soto stock in Sioux County, Iowa. H. Hart grew it from a sprout from a tree bought as De Soto and sent scions to Prof. J. L. Budd of the Iowa Agricultural College about 1890. Budd then distributed it widely. This gave the variety a clear place in the upper Midwestern plum network of that period. [S1]
Sources describe Hart mainly by comparison with common De Soto. The fruit is said to resemble De Soto in shape and color but to be larger. It was also reported to ripen earlier, first as eight to ten days before common De Soto and elsewhere as ten days to two weeks earlier. A 1904 note says it was not thought quite as good in quality as De Soto, but was still valuable. [S1]
Hart was remembered as an early and productive bearer. In 1900, A. Norby reported that it had fruited for the first time the previous season and, like common De Soto, bore while still small. Later notes describe it as distinct from De Soto, more spreading in habit, very young, and an abundant bearer. [S1]
Its importance seems to lie less in novelty than in practical improvement over an already known plum. The sources present Hart as a De Soto related selection valued for earliness, larger size, and heavy bearing, even though fruit quality was judged slightly lower. It is a useful example of how regional growers and experiment station networks preserved and circulated small but meaningful improvements in prairie plum culture. [S1]
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“It originated with H. Hart of Sioux County, Iowa, as a sprout from stock of a tree bought for De Soto.”
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“Norby noted that, like common De Soto, it bears while small.”
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“It was described as an abundant bearer.”
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“The 1904 note says it is not thought quite so good in quality, but valuable.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 14 | 0 | 0 | p20 | The 1904 note says it is not thought quite so good in quality, but valuable.; It runs larger than De Soto.; Another observation states that it ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier than De Soto.; The fruit resembles |
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| 17 | p20 | recommendation_context | The 1904 note says it is not thought quite so good in quality, but valuable. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | fruit_size | It runs larger than De Soto. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | release_year_reference | Another observation states that it ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier than De Soto. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | fruit_color | The fruit resembles De Soto in shape and color. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | productivity | It was described as an abundant bearer. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | growth_habit | Alater note describes it as distinct from De Soto, more spreading, very young, and an abundant bearer. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | recommendation_context | Norby wrote that it promises better than common De Soto. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | release_year_reference | Norby said it ripens eight to ten days earlier than common De Soto. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | productivity | Norby noted that, like common De Soto, it bears while small. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | release_year_reference | A. Norby reported on it in 1900 as fruiting for the first time the previous season. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | entry_location | The origin location given is Sioux County, Iowa. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | breeder_reference | Mr. Hart sent scions to Prof. J. L. Budd of the Iowa Agricultural College about 1890, and Budd introduced the variety widely. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | selection_origin_reference | It originated with H. Hart of Sioux County, Iowa, as a sprout from stock of a tree bought for De Soto. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p20 | taxon_context | The entry classifies Hart (Hart's De Soto) as Americana. | Hart, (Hart's De Soto) Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | The 1904 note says it is not thought quite so good in quality, but valuable. | 0.89 |
| fruit_size | It runs larger than De Soto. | 0.90 |
| release_year_reference | Another observation states that it ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier than De Soto. | 0.92 |
| fruit_color | The fruit resembles De Soto in shape and color. | 0.90 |
| productivity | It was described as an abundant bearer. | 0.91 |
| growth_habit | A later note describes it as distinct from De Soto, more spreading, very young, and an abundant bearer. | 0.91 |
| recommendation_context | Norby wrote that it promises better than common De Soto. | 0.84 |
| release_year_reference | Norby said it ripens eight to ten days earlier than common De Soto. | 0.93 |
| productivity | Norby noted that, like common De Soto, it bears while small. | 0.90 |
| release_year_reference | A. Norby reported on it in 1900 as fruiting for the first time the previous season. | 0.87 |
| entry_location | The origin location given is Sioux County, Iowa. | 0.94 |
| breeder_reference | Mr. Hart sent scions to Prof. J. L. Budd of the Iowa Agricultural College about 1890, and Budd introduced the variety widely. | 0.96 |
| selection_origin_reference | It originated with H. Hart of Sioux County, Iowa, as a sprout from stock of a tree bought for De Soto. | 0.95 |
| taxon_context | The entry classifies Hart (Hart's De Soto) as Americana. | 0.97 |
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