Autumn Bergamot
PearAutumn Bergamot
Origin / History
Russia (Budd and Hansen, 1914).
Tree
Hardy in central Iowa (Budd and Hansen).
Fruit
Size: Quite large.
Form: Globular, obtuse pyriform.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Quite deep.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Broad and quite deep.
Skin: Yellow, with blushed cheek.
Dots: Numerous, small, russeted.
Flesh and flavor: Buttery, melting; "very good."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1855) from Massachusetts
- Joseph Breck & Co. , Boston , Massachusetts — 1855
View original book sources (2)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)English Bergamot. See Autumn Bergamot.
York Bergamot. See Autumn Bergamot.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Autumn Bergamot. — Quite large, globular, obtuse pyriform; color yellow with blushed cheek; dots numerous, small, russeted; stem medium in quite deep cavity; basin broad and quite deep. Flesh buttery, melting, very good. Tree hardy in central Iowa. Russia.