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Wildgoose is a native American plum that entered general circulation around 1850 after originating near Columbia, Tennessee. Sources describe it as a well known southern plum and call it the first native American plum to enter broad cultivation. [S1]
Its historical importance is clearer than its northern record. The South Dakota bulletin treats Wildgoose as an established named variety, not a new station selection, and places its area of adaptation farther south. It was also listed among southern plum varieties used as rootstocks in the South, which supports its place in the southern plum group rather than among the hardier prairie types. [S1]
For northern growers, the main point is hardiness. The bulletin states that Wildgoose was not usually regarded as hardy north of central Iowa, though a few trees had been raised along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. At the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, trees planted in the old orchard about 1888 winter killed. [S1]
Wildgoose was historically important but was not well suited to severe northern prairie conditions. The packet does not give a fruit description, season, or tree habit beyond its failure in South Dakota, so those details remain undeveloped here. What stands out is its early fame as an American plum and its clear reputation as a southern sort with limited value in colder districts. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Plums in South Dakota.
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“Described as the first native American plum introduced into general circulation.”
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“In the old orchard planted about 1888 at the Station, this variety winter-killed.”
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“Southern plum stocks such as Wildgoose are described as objectionable where non-sprouting roots are hardy, and as root-killing in northern conditions.”
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“Not usually regarded as hardy north of central Iowa, though a few have been raised along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota.”
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| 17 | Plums in South Dakota | unknown | 5 | 0 | 0 | p43 | Not usually regarded as hardy north of central Iowa, though a few have been raised along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota.; In the old orchard planted about 1888 at the Station, this variety winter-killed. |
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| 17 | p43 | recommendation_context | Not usually regarded as hardy north of central Iowa, though a few have been raised along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. | Wildgoose, Wildgoose. History.-This well known southern plum originated near Columbia, Tennessee, and introduced about 1850. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p43 | entry_hardiness_observation | In the old orchard planted about 1888 at the Station, this variety winter-killed. | Wildgoose, Wildgoose. History.-This well known southern plum originated near Columbia, Tennessee, and introduced about 1850. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p43 | description_snippet | Described as the first native American plum introduced into general circulation. | Wildgoose, Wildgoose. History.-This well known southern plum originated near Columbia, Tennessee, and introduced about 1850. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p43 | release_year_reference | Introduced about 1850. | Wildgoose, Wildgoose. History.-This well known southern plum originated near Columbia, Tennessee, and introduced about 1850. | page_block:0.90 |
| 17 | p43 | entry_location | Originated near Columbia, Tennessee. | Wildgoose, Wildgoose. History.-This well known southern plum originated near Columbia, Tennessee, and introduced about 1850. | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | Not usually regarded as hardy north of central Iowa, though a few have been raised along the Missouri River in southeastern South Dakota. | 0.94 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | In the old orchard planted about 1888 at the Station, this variety winter-killed. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Described as the first native American plum introduced into general circulation. | 0.94 |
| release_year_reference | Introduced about 1850. | 0.95 |
| entry_location | Originated near Columbia, Tennessee. | 0.97 |
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