Caroline Hogg
PearCaroline Hogg
Origin/History
A seedling from John Mannington, Uckfield, Sussex, England, which first fruited in 1870.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium; Bergamot-shaped, even and regular.
Skin: Covered with a thick, rather deep brown-russet, reddish on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Very tender, melting, rich, vinous, with plenty of finely perfumed juice. First quality. Reminiscent in shape and flavor of Winter Nelis.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.
Season
December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Caroline Hogg.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 543. 1884.
- Nicholson Dict. Gard. 3:51. 1900.
A seedling from John Mannington, Uckfield, Sussex, Eng., which first fruited in 1870. Fruit below medium, Bergamot-shaped, even and regular; skin covered with a thick, rather deep brown-russet, reddish on side exposed to the sun; flesh very tender, melting, rich, vinous, with plenty of finely perfumed juice; first quality, reminiscent in shape and flavor of Winter Nelis; Dec.