Cultivar 421: Maquoketa

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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no

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Maquoketa is a hortulana plum. The South Dakota bulletin describes it as an old variety found on the Maquoketa River in eastern Iowa.[S1] The record places it among native plum material under test for prairie conditions, but the surviving page preserves only the start of the entry.[S1]

At the South Dakota station, eight trees planted in 1896 had become large trees by the time of the report, though they were in poor condition. Some branches had dead wood, and one tree had already been lost.[S1] The same report says they were all shy bearers.[S1]

The clearest seasonal note is unfavorable for northern use. The fruit was considered too late and was usually still unripe when frost came.[S1] Maquoketa is notable less as a successful prairie plum than as an example of a hortulana variety that could grow into a large tree there but did not ripen fruit reliably under South Dakota conditions.[S1]

The fruit description on this page breaks off mid sentence and continues on the next page, so this source does not fully preserve its size, color, flavor, or use notes.[S1]

Summary source basis

This summary currently draws chiefly from Plums in South Dakota.

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“The entry continues onto the next page after stating that this variety is much like the ...”
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“The fruit was too late, being usually unripe when frost comes.”
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“All had been shy bearers.”
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17Plums in South Dakotaunknown600p24The entry continues onto the next page after stating that this variety is much like the ...; The fruit was too late, being usually unripe when frost comes.; All had been shy bearers.; Eight trees planted in 1896 became l

Citation Evidence (Page-Linked Quotes)

DocumentPageClaim TypeClaimQuoteMatch
17p24description_snippetThe entry continues onto the next page after stating that this variety is much like the ...Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90
17p24entry_hardiness_observationThe fruit was too late, being usually unripe when frost comes.Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90
17p24productivityAll had been shy bearers.Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90
17p24growth_habitEight trees planted in 1896 became large trees in poor condition with some dead branches; one tree was dead.Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90
17p24entry_locationAn old variety found on the Maquoketa River, eastern Iowa.Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90
17p24taxon_contextMaquoketa is classified as hortulana.Maquoketa, hortulana.page_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

TypeClaimConfidence
description_snippetThe entry continues onto the next page after stating that this variety is much like the ...0.74
entry_hardiness_observationThe fruit was too late, being usually unripe when frost comes.0.97
productivityAll had been shy bearers.0.96
growth_habitEight trees planted in 1896 became large trees in poor condition with some dead branches; one tree was dead.0.97
entry_locationAn old variety found on the Maquoketa River, eastern Iowa.0.97
taxon_contextMaquoketa is classified as hortulana.0.98

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