Diman
PearDiman
Origin/History
S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts, submitted this pear among other seedlings to the Fruit Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1866.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: 2¾ inches in diameter.
Skin: Russet with red cheek.
Flesh and Flavor: Breaking, melting, very sweet and juicy.
Ripening: Ripens soundly. Season: October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
This pear has shown improvement year by year in size and character since its submission. Hedrick rated it as "first-rate" in quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Diman.
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866.
S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., submitted this among other seedlings to the Fruit Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1866. Fruit 2¾ in. in diameter, russet, with red cheek; flesh breaking, melting, very sweet and juicy; ripens soundly; all Oct. This pear has improved, year by year, in size and character; first-rate.