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Demorest

Pear

Demorest

Origin/History

Reported in Washington Nursery Catalog, 1921.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size: Larger than Bartlett.
  • Flesh/Flavor: Luscious.
  • Form, stem, cavity, calyx, basin, skin, core/seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Later-maturing than Bartlett; reported as a better keeper than Bartlett.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Demorest.

  1. Wash. Nurs. Cat. 5. 1921.

Reported as "luscious, larger, later and a better keeper than Bartlett."

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