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Inkpa is a Hansen plum-apricot hybrid introduced with Hanska and Kaga in the Spring 1909 South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station fruit circular. The circular presents the three as “Wild Plum x Chinese Apricot” hybrids. It describes Inkpa as having the same pedigree as Hanska. The surrounding context identifies that pedigree as native wild plum, printed as Prunus Americana, crossed with the Chinese apricot plum, Prunus simonii. [S1]
Inkpa was one of N. E. Hansen’s new fruit introductions from the Department of Horticulture at the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. The 1909 circular appears to be its first offering. It was sold with Hanska and Kaga in a special set of one plant of each for $2.50. [S1]
The source gives little separate fruit description for Inkpa. It says Inkpa and Kaga have the same pedigree as Hanska and are much alike in fruit and speed of growth. Hansen noted that more trial was needed to determine which seedlings of the same parentage would prove best. [S1]
The name Inkpa is identified as a Sioux Indian name meaning “apex” or “acme.” [S1] Its hardiness is not stated in zone language. Its origin in Hansen’s South Dakota breeding work places it in the northern plains fruit breeding context of the period. [S1]
Inkpa belongs with the early Hansen wild plum x Chinese apricot hybrids, beside Hanska and Kaga. The source supports a shared pedigree within that group. It does not give distinct parent clones, later descendants, disease notes, storage behavior, or a separate culinary assessment for Inkpa. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from Some New Fruits, with 3 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“The three varieties are much alike in fruit and rapidity of growth.”
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“Inkpa in the Sioux Indian language means "apex" or "acme."”
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“Indexed at Bulletin 224, page 22.”
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“It may be best to plant some of all four varieties of this pedigree for better pollination of the blossoms, the same as many other plums.”
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| 135 | Spring 1909 : some new fruits | unknown | 6 | 0 | 0 | p4 | Inkpa was priced the same as Hanska and included in a special offer of one each of Hanska, Inkpa, and Kaga for $2.50.; Further trial was said to be needed to determine which of the same-parentage seedlings was best.; Ink |
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| 135 | p4 | recommendation_context | Inkpa was priced the same as Hanska and included in a special offer of one each of Hanska, Inkpa, and Kaga for $2.50. | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
| 135 | p4 | description_snippet | Further trial was said to be needed to determine which of the same-parentage seedlings was best. | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
| 135 | p4 | growth_habit | Inkpa is grouped with Hanska and Kaga as much alike in fruit and rapidity of growth. | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
| 135 | p4 | release_year_reference | Inkpa was offered for the first time in this Spring 1909 publication. | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
| 135 | p4 | entry_pedigree | Inkpa is described as having the same pedigree as Hanska. | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
| 135 | p4 | description_snippet | Inkpa is identified as a Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme." | Inkpa - (Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme") and Kaga - (Sioux Indian for "pitch a tent"). Of same pedigree as the Hanska. | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | Inkpa was priced the same as Hanska and included in a special offer of one each of Hanska, Inkpa, and Kaga for $2.50. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Further trial was said to be needed to determine which of the same-parentage seedlings was best. | 0.95 |
| growth_habit | Inkpa is grouped with Hanska and Kaga as much alike in fruit and rapidity of growth. | 0.94 |
| release_year_reference | Inkpa was offered for the first time in this Spring 1909 publication. | 0.96 |
| entry_pedigree | Inkpa is described as having the same pedigree as Hanska. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Inkpa is identified as a Sioux Indian name for "apex" or "acme." | 0.96 |
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