Baron Treyve

Pear

Baron Treyve

Origin/History

Exhibited at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, August 1873, by W.C. Strong, the President.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Obtuse-pyriform

Skin: Greenish-yellow, russeted with cinnamon

Flesh and Flavor: Juicy, melting, very sweet. Quality: good to very good.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Medium early season.

Uses

Not described in source.

Storage and Keeping Quality

Shows a disposition to rot at the core.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Baron Treyve.

i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 96. 1873.

Exhibited at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Aug., 1873, by W. C. Strong, the President. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, russeted with cinnamon; flesh juicy, melting, very sweet; good to very good; medium early season; shows a disposition to rot at the core.

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