Allerton
PearAllerton
Origin/History
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts. First fruited in 1862. Submitted by Shurtleff to the fruit committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1866.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, long-pyriform.
Color: Bright yellow.
Flesh: Fine-grained, high flavor, rather acid.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Late October.
Uses
A commercial variety noted for always marketing well.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Allerton. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866.
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., and submitted by him to the fruit committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1866, it having first fruited in 1862. Fruit large and handsome, long-pyriform, bright yellow; flesh fine-grained, high flavor, rather acid; always markets well; late Oct.