Alice Payne

Pear

Alice Payne (Pear)

Origin/History

Originated about 1843 near Salem, North Carolina. The original tree was still living in 1892, when the variety was introduced by J. Van Lindley of Pomona, North Carolina (Van Lindley Catalogue, 1892, p. 23).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Hedrick gives medium to large; Thomas gives medium.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow-white.

Flesh/Flavor: Quality rated good (Hedrick).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Alice Payne. 1. Van Lindley Cat. 23. 1892.

Originated about 1843 near Salem, N. C. In 1892 the original tree was still growing when the variety was introduced by J. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C. Fruit medium to large, yellow-white; good; winter.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Alice Payne. Medium, yellow white. Winter. N. C.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)