Bergamot Seckel

Pear

Bergamot Seckel

Origin/History

Raised by William Pitmaston, England. Hedrick (1921) cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1869) as an early reference.

Tree

Moderately vigorous, productive. (Downing)

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium or below in size; roundish, regular.

Stem: Short, thick, inclined, set without depression. (Downing)

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Short, stiff. (Downing)

Basin: Shallow. (Downing)

Skin: Reddish-brown, dotted with russet specks.

Flesh/Flavor: White, juicy, sugary, with all the spicy flavor of the Seckel.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Downing attributes the original description to the Gardeners' Chronicle.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Bergamot Seckel.

Raised by William Pitmaston, England. Tree moderately vigorous, productive.

Fruit medium or below, roundish, regular. Skin reddish-brown, russet specks. Stalk short, thick, inclined without depression. Calyx short, stiff. Basin shallow. Flesh white, juicy, sugary, with all the spicy flavor of the Seckel. (Gard. Chron.)

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

Bergamot Seckel. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 671. 1869.

Raised by William Pitmaston, Eng. Fruit medium or below in size; roundish, regular; color reddish-brown, dotted with russet; flesh white, juicy, sugary, having all the spicy flavor of the Seckel.

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