Barnadiston

Pear

Barnadiston (Pear)

Origin/History

The original tree grew in the grounds of Kedington Hall, England. The variety was documented in the Gardeners' Chronicle (1843) and the Magazine of Horticulture (1851). In September 1851, the firm Hovey & Co. exhibited the fruit at the twenty-third annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: About the size and form of a large Swan Egg.

Quality: Stated to be of good quality.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Flesh/Flavor, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

The fruit keeps until June.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Sources:

U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Gardeners' Chronicle 193 (1843) and Magazine of Horticulture 17:472 (1851).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Barnadiston.

Card. Chron. 193. 1843. 2. Mag. Hort. 17:472. 1851.

The original tree grew in the grounds of Kedington Hall, Eng. The fruit was stated to be of good quality, and to keep till June, being about the size and form of a large Swan Egg. In September, 1851, Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited it at the twenty-third annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

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