Century
PearCentury
Origin/History
The Century pear had been established in Pennsylvania for over a hundred years prior to 1883. Dr. J. Stayman of Leavenworth, Kansas, reported to the Missouri Horticultural Society in 1883 that the variety at its home in Pennsylvania had borne well and at that time showed no blight or disease. The variety also appeared to be blight-proof when grown at Carthage, Missouri.
Tree
Good bearing habit. Appears to be blight-resistant, with no disease observed in established plantings.
Fruit
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); Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77 (1883)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Century.
- Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 77. 1883.
Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kan., before the Missouri Horticultural Society in 1883 stated that the Century pear had stood over a hundred years at its home in Pennsylvania, had borne well and at that time showed no blight or disease. He also said it appeared to be blight-proof at Carthage, Mo.