Alamo
PearAlamo
Origin/History
Originated by A. L. Bruce, Grayson County, Texas. Budd & Hansen record the following assessment from Munson: "Not as large as the Bartlett by one-half; pale yellow in color; not as rich in flavor as the latter yet good in quality. It has proven quite valuable with us."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Medium to large (Hedrick). Munson describes it as less than half the size of a Bartlett.
Skin
Pale yellow, blushed with red (Hedrick). Budd & Hansen give the color simply as pale yellow.
Flesh/Flavor
Flesh buttery and melting (Hedrick). Good in quality, though not as rich in flavor as the Bartlett (Budd & Hansen).
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Early (Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 5 catalogs (1898–1912) from Missouri
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912
View original book sources (2)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Alamo. 1. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:232. 1903.
Originated by A. L. Bruce, Grayson County, Tex. Fruit medium to large, pale yellow, blushed with red; flesh buttery, melting; early.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Alamo.—A variety originating in Texas. "Not as large as the Bartlett by one-half; pale yellow in color; not as rich in flavor as the latter yet good in quality. It has proven quite valuable with us." (Munson.)