Banks

Pear

Banks

Origin/History

A seedling raised by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Massachusetts, which first fruited in 1863.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: 2½ inches in diameter; turbinate.

Skin: Rich yellow, with sunny side bright red.

Flesh and Flavor: Melting, juicy, very sweet, with much character.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August. An early pear.

Storage

Keeps remarkably for an early pear.

Uses

Valued for its great beauty and fine qualities, and for its time of ripening.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), referencing Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45 (1866).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Banks, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1866. A seedling raised by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., which first fruited in 1863. Fruit 2½ in. in diameter, turbinate, rich yellow, with sunny side bright red; flesh melting, juicy, very sweet, with much character; keeps remarkably for an early pear, valuable for its great beauty and fine qualities and time of ripening; Aug.

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