Cholwell
PearCholwell (Pear)
Origin and History
An English variety first described by the London Horticultural Society in 1847.
Fruit
Form: Medium, curved pyramidal.
Skin: Smooth, thin; yellowish-green in the shade, partly tinged and obscurely streaked with dull red on the sun-exposed side, where it is also speckled with pale dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, melting, buttery, very sugary and rich, with a musky character.
Season
October.
Tree
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Cholwell.
i. Mag. Hort. 13:451. 1847.
An English variety first described by the London Horticultural Society in 1847. Fruit medium, curved pyramidal; skin smooth, thin, yellowish-green in the shade and partly tinged and obscurely streaked with dull red next the sun where it is also speckled with pale dots; flesh yellowish-white, melting, buttery, very sugary and rich, musky; Oct.