Bear

Apple

Bear

Origin/History

Origin unknown.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, roundish, conical.

Skin: Yellowish, shaded and splashed with red.

Flesh: Moderately tender, juicy, pleasant, sweet.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Good for cooking.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Bear Sweet.

Origin unknown. Fruit medium, roundish, conical, yellowish, shaded and splashed with red. Flesh moderately tender, juicy, pleasant, sweet. Good for cooking. November.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Bear Sweet