Burnett

Pear

Origin/History

Raised by Dr. Joel Burnett of Southborough, Massachusetts, in the early half of the nineteenth century.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Obtuse pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale yellow. Hedrick adds detail: with much iron-russet and flushed on the side next the sun.

Flesh/Flavor: Greenish white, rather coarse-grained but juicy and sweet. Hedrick describes it as rich and musky, rating it excellent. Downing and Thomas rate it good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October. Hedrick extends the season to October and November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Bibliography (Hedrick): 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 139. 1841. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 712. 1869.

Book Sources

Described in 4 period pomological works

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Burnett.

Raised by Dr. Joel Burnett, of Southborough, Mass.

Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin pale yellow. Flesh greenish white, a little coarse-grained, but juicy, sweet. Good. First of October.

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

Burnett.

Kenrick Am. Orch. 139. 1841.

Downing Fr. Trees Am. 712. 1869.

Raised by Joel Burnett, Southborough, Mass., in the early half of the nineteenth century. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, pale yellow, with much iron-russet and flushed on side next the sun; flesh greenish-white, rather coarse-grained but rich, musky, juicy, sweet; excellent; Oct. and Nov.

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

BURNETT. American. Large, obtuse pyriform, pale yellow, russet. October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Burnett. Large, obtuse pyriform, pale yellow; coarse; juicy, sweet; good. October. Mass.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)