Bankerbine

Pear

Bankerbine

Origin/History

Said to be of foreign origin (Hedrick; Elliott). The specimens Elliott described were obtained from Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry (Elliott). Hedrick cites Elliott's Fruit Book (1854) as the earliest reference.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Obovate.

Stem: Stout (Elliott).

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Open, with broad segments (Elliott).

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, with small russet dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Breaking, coarse.

Core/Seeds: Core large (Elliott).

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Bankerbine.

i. Elliott Fr. Book 349. 1854.

Said to be of foreign origin. Fruit medium, obovate, greenish-yellow, with small, russet dots; flesh breaking, coarse; Oct.

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

Bankerbine.

Foreign. The specimens from which we describe were from Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry. Fruit, medium, obovate, greenish yellow, with small russet dots; stem, stout; calyx, open, broad segments; core, large; flesh, breaking, coarse. October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Bankerbine. Medium, obovate, greenish-yellow; coarse, breaking. October.

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