Apple

Pear

Apple

Origin / History

Said to have originated near Palatka, Fla., from a Japanese sort. Introduced about 1909.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Roundish.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Light green becoming lemon-yellow.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, crisp, juicy.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens with Le Conte.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Griffing Bros. Cat. 12, fig. 1909.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Apple. 1. Griffing Bros. Cat. 12, fig. 1909.

Said to have originated near Palatka, Fla., from a Japanese sort and introduced about 1909. Fruit large, roundish, light green becoming lemon-yellow; flesh white, crisp, juicy; ripens with Le Conte.

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