Crisco

Pear

Crisco Pear

Origin/History

A seedling of Seckel raised in North Carolina by Robert Crisco. Cited in U.S.D.A. Report 288 (1893).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium in size (Hedrick); Thomas gives size as medium. Roundish in form, resembling Seckel in general appearance.

Stem: Medium length, stout, fleshy at base.

Cavity: Small.

Calyx: Small, closed, set in a moderately deep basin.

Basin: Moderately deep.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, nearly covered with russet. Dots numerous.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh greenish-white, fine, juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Quality rated good to very good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

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Crisco.

U. S. D. A. Rpt. 288. 1893.

A seedling of Seckel raised in North Carolina by Robert Crisco. Fruit roundish, below medium in size, greenish-yellow, nearly covered with russet; dots numerous; calyx small, closed, in a moderately deep basin; stem medium, stout, fleshy at base; cavity small; flesh greenish-white, fine, juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet; good to very good.

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

Crisco. Medium; resembles Seckel, of which it is a seedling. N. C.

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