Chio
PearChio
Origin / History
Described by Miller in his Gardener's Dictionary (vol. 3). Commonly called, according to Miller, the Little Bastard Musk Pear, to distinguish it from the Little Musk Pear.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow when ripe, with a few streaks of red on the side next the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Juice musky; good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July.
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)Chio.
i. Miller Card. Dict. 3: 1807.
Commonly called, according to Miller, the Little Bastard Musk Pear to distinguish it from the Little Musk Pear.
Fruit small, roundish, yellow when ripe, with a few streaks of red on the side next the sun; juice musky; good; July.