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Jones is an Americana plum that originated in cultivation with Mrs. Owen Jones at Crescent, Iowa, in 1880. H. A. Terry introduced it in 1895. The South Dakota bulletin treats it as a named Americana variety and preserves both the origin note and the later station trial judgment. [S1]
At the South Dakota station, two trees received from the introducer in 1896 performed unevenly. One was nearly dead. The other bore a heavy crop. The bulletin still concluded that the variety did not seem likely to be valuable there. It described Jones as not perfectly hardy and rather late, which helps explain that judgment under South Dakota conditions. [S1]
The fruit was described as fair sized, yellowish, smooth, and clear, with quality rated only fair. Recorded ripening dates were September 10 in 1903 and September 12 in 1904, placing it in the later part of the bulletin's plum season. A separate grower report from H. C. Warner of Forestburg, South Dakota, called it productive and good in October 1903, showing that opinion was not uniform even within the same region. [S1]
The tree was described as low and spreading. Beyond that, the surviving evidence is thin on management details, culinary use, and storage. The bulletin matters less for praise than for showing how an Iowa introduction performed in prairie testing: Jones had a named origin, reached distribution, fruited in South Dakota, and still did not convince the station that it deserved wider recommendation there. [S1]
No direct parentage is given in the available source. Its broader context is the Americana plum group. The plate pages in the same bulletin show Jones among photographed native plum specimens from the 1902 and 1904 crops, preserving at least a visual record of the cultivar's place within that cold climate plum assortment. [S1]
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“Originated under cultivation with Mrs. Owen Jones, Crescent, Iowa, in 1880.”
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“The origin and introduction statement is cited to Iowa Station Bulletin 46.”
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“It lacks in perfect hardiness and is rather late.”
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“The other tree bore a heavy crop.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 16 | 0 | 0 | p21 | H. C. Warner of Forestburg, South Dakota, called it productive and good in October 1903.; Tree low and spreading.; Quality fair.; Fruit was yellowish, smooth and clear. |
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| 17 | p21 | recommendation_context | H. C. Warner of Forestburg, South Dakota, called it productive and good in October 1903. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | growth_habit | Tree low and spreading. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | flavor_profile | Quality fair. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | fruit_color | Fruit was yellowish, smooth and clear. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | fruit_size | Fruit was fair sized. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | productivity | The other tree bore a heavy crop. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | anecdote_snippet | One tree is nearly dead. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | release_year_reference | Ripe September 10, 1903 and September 12, 1904. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | entry_hardiness_observation | It lacks in perfect hardiness and is rather late. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | recommendation_context | The two trees received from the introducer in 1896 do not give promise of this variety proving valuable. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | selection_origin_reference | The origin and introduction statement is cited to Iowa Station Bulletin 46. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | release_year_reference | Introduced by H. A. Terry in 1895. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | breeder_reference | Mrs. Owen Jones is named in the origin statement; H. A. Terry introduced it in 1895. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | entry_location | Originated at Crescent, Iowa. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | selection_origin_reference | Originated under cultivation with Mrs. Owen Jones, Crescent, Iowa, in 1880. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p21 | taxon_context | Listed as an Americana variety. | Jones, Americana. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| recommendation_context | H. C. Warner of Forestburg, South Dakota, called it productive and good in October 1903. | 0.93 |
| growth_habit | Tree low and spreading. | 0.95 |
| flavor_profile | Quality fair. | 0.93 |
| fruit_color | Fruit was yellowish, smooth and clear. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Fruit was fair sized. | 0.91 |
| productivity | The other tree bore a heavy crop. | 0.95 |
| anecdote_snippet | One tree is nearly dead. | 0.96 |
| release_year_reference | Ripe September 10, 1903 and September 12, 1904. | 0.97 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | It lacks in perfect hardiness and is rather late. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | The two trees received from the introducer in 1896 do not give promise of this variety proving valuable. | 0.96 |
| selection_origin_reference | The origin and introduction statement is cited to Iowa Station Bulletin 46. | 0.95 |
| release_year_reference | Introduced by H. A. Terry in 1895. | 0.97 |
| breeder_reference | Mrs. Owen Jones is named in the origin statement; H. A. Terry introduced it in 1895. | 0.96 |
| entry_location | Originated at Crescent, Iowa. | 0.96 |
| selection_origin_reference | Originated under cultivation with Mrs. Owen Jones, Crescent, Iowa, in 1880. | 0.97 |
| taxon_context | Listed as an Americana variety. | 0.99 |
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