Arnold
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Arnold
Origin and History
Raised from seed by Arnold & Frazier, Dansville, Indiana. The name Arnold was conferred upon it at the meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society in December 1892. In November 1893, it received a first class certificate of merit from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. At the December 1898 meeting of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, it was reported as "a winter pear of good quality, apparently not ripe at this season; of local origin; a good keeper; an abundant bearer," and was recommended for trial in the experiment station of the State.
Tree
Abundant bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium size; oblong-pyriform.
Skin: Yellow russeted.
Flesh and Flavor: Buttery, juicy, melting. Quality rated as good.
Season
Very late (winter pear). Noted as apparently not fully ripe during the season of horticultural society reporting, indicating a variety requiring extended ripening or storage.
Uses
Good keeper.
Sources:
- Indiana Horticultural Society Report, 1892
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, 1893
- Illinois Horticultural Society Report, 1898
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Arnold.
- Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 103. 1892. 2. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 249. 1893. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 142. 1898.
Raised from seed by Arnold & Frazier, Dansville, Ind. The name Arnold was conferred upon it at the meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society, December, 1892, and in November, 1893, it received a first class certificate of merit from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. In 1898, at the December meeting of the Illinois State Horticultural Society it was reported "a winter pear of good quality, apparently not ripe at this season; of local origin; a good keeper; an abundant bearer," and was recommended for trial in the experiment station of the State. Fruit medium size, oblong-pyriform, yellow russeted; flesh buttery, juicy, melting; good; very late.