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Van Buren is a plum listed as Americana var. mollis. The South Dakota bulletin presents it as a wild selection from Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa.[S1] The source credits its introduction to J. Thatcher and says three trees were planted in the old Station orchard in 1888.[S1] It seems to have been valued mainly as a hardy regional wild plum, not as a named commercial fruit with major promise.[S1]
In South Dakota, Van Buren did not prove very valuable because it ripened too late.[S1] In 1904, the fruit was still not ripe by the middle of September, and the bulletin treated that as too late for the region.[S1] That is the clearest practical judgment preserved for the cultivar and helps explain why it was not favored in the northern Plains, despite surviving in station plantings.[S1]
The surviving source gives little direct description of the fruit itself. The cited entry does not record size, color, flesh, flavor, or culinary use.[S1] Its main historical interest is as an Iowa wild plum introduction tested in the upper Midwest, and as an example of how late ripening could limit the usefulness of otherwise regionally adapted plum material.[S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Plums in South Dakota.
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“Described as a wild variety from Van Buren County, southeastern Iowa.”
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“In 1904 the fruit was not ripe by the middle of September, which was considered too late for this region.”
— [1]
“The variety had not proven of special value because of its late season of ripening.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 6 | 0 | 0 | p42 | In 1904 the fruit was not ripe by the middle of September, which was considered too late for this region.; The variety had not proven of special value because of its late season of ripening.; Three trees in the old Stati |
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| 17 | p42 | entry_hardiness_observation | In 1904 the fruit was not ripe by the middle of September, which was considered too late for this region. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p42 | recommendation_context | The variety had not proven of special value because of its late season of ripening. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p42 | entry_location | Three trees in the old Station orchard were planted in 1888. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p42 | breeder_reference | Introduced by J. Thatcher. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p42 | selection_origin_reference | Described as a wild variety from Van Buren County, southeastern Iowa. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p42 | taxon_context | Listed as Americana var. mollis. | Van Buren, Americana var. mollis. HISTORY.-Awild variety from Van Buren county, southeastern Iowa, introduced by J. Thatcher. | page_block:0.90 |
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| entry_hardiness_observation | In 1904 the fruit was not ripe by the middle of September, which was considered too late for this region. | 0.98 |
| recommendation_context | The variety had not proven of special value because of its late season of ripening. | 0.97 |
| entry_location | Three trees in the old Station orchard were planted in 1888. | 0.96 |
| breeder_reference | Introduced by J. Thatcher. | 0.97 |
| selection_origin_reference | Described as a wild variety from Van Buren County, southeastern Iowa. | 0.98 |
| taxon_context | Listed as Americana var. mollis. | 0.99 |
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