Buchanan

Pear

Buchanan

Origin/History

Submitted for examination to the Fruit Committee of the American Pomological Society in January 1869 by Isaac Buchanan of New York.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Obovate-acute-pyriform

Skin: Dull yellow with considerable russet

Flesh/Flavor: A little coarse-grained, melting, juicy, gritty next the core, moderately sweet, and of good flavor

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); American Pomological Society Report 114 (1869)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Buchanan,

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 114. 1869.

Submitted for examination to the Fruit Committee of the American Pomological Society in January, 1869, by Isaac Buchanan of New York. Fruit medium, obovate-acute-pyriform, dull yellow, with considerable russet; flesh a little coarse-grained, melting, juicy, gritty next the core, moderately sweet, and of good flavor.

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

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