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Quaker was a named plum grown in South Dakota orchards by the early 1900s. In H. J. Gurney's large Elk Point orchard, it was listed among the main varieties with Hawkeye, DeSoto, Wyant, Wolf, and Forest Garden. This places it among the hardy northern plums then watched closely by growers and seedling raisers.[S1] Gurney also used it as one of his standards for size and beauty when judging promising seedlings. This suggests growers saw it as a notable fruit for appearance, though this source does not give a full varietal description.[S1]
The surviving evidence here is more about reputation and regional performance than breeding history. The packet gives no parentage, breeder, or release account.[S1] For northern adaptation, the clearest note comes from south central North Dakota, where Alex Alin reported in January 1904 that Quaker had ripened only partly in the previous two seasons.[S1] In the same discussion, the bulletin argues that farther north, plums of the Prunus nigra type were likely to be more dependable than some established named sorts.[S1] This places Quaker in an important prairie context: it was known and valued in South Dakota orchard culture, but at more northern sites its season could be too late to finish reliably.[S1]
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“Quaker was one of the main varieties in H. J. Gurney's Elk Point orchard.”
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“It ripened only partly during the last two seasons referenced in the letter.”
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“The writer suggested caution in recommending such varieties that may fail to ripen so far north.”
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“Gurney's premium used Quaker as one of the standards for size and beauty in seedling plums.”
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | p37 | Gurney's premium used Quaker as one of the standards for size and beauty in seedling plums.; Quaker was one of the main varieties in H. J. Gurney's Elk Point orchard. |
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| 17 | p37 | recommendation_context | Gurney's premium used Quaker as one of the standards for size and beauty in seedling plums. | contains mainly such varieties as Hawkeye, Quaker, DeSoto, Wyant, Wolf and Forest Garden | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p37 | selection_origin_reference | Quaker was one of the main varieties in H. J. Gurney's Elk Point orchard. | contains mainly such varieties as Hawkeye, Quaker, DeSoto, Wyant, Wolf and Forest Garden | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | Gurney's premium used Quaker as one of the standards for size and beauty in seedling plums. | 0.88 |
| selection_origin_reference | Quaker was one of the main varieties in H. J. Gurney's Elk Point orchard. | 0.84 |
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