Barseck
PearBarseck
Origin / History
Originated with Jacob Moore, Brighton, N. Y., as a cross between Bartlett and Seckel. Listed in the Western New York Horticultural Society Report in 1890, and in the Canadian Horticulturist in 1893 under the name "Bar Seckel". Chase Brothers' catalog of 1907 listed it as "Columbia".
Tree
Hardy, vigorous, productive.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Oblong-pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow shaded with bright red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh juicy, melting, with a pleasant vinous flavor; quality good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Barseck.
- W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 175. 1890. Bar Seckel. 2. Can. Hort. 16:184. 1893. Columbia. 3. Chase Bros. Cat. 15. 1907.
Originated with Jacob Moore, Brighton, N. Y., as a cross between Bartlett and Seckel. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; fruit above medium in size, oblong-pyriform; skin yellow shaded with bright red; flesh juicy, melting, with a pleasant vinous flavor; quality good; Aug. and Sept.