Eastnor Castle
PearEastnor Castle
Origin / History
A pear. The Herefordshire Pomona (1885) states: "The year 1830 is the date of the first existence of the variety." Its Remarks add: "A very accurate description."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium (Downing).
Form: Roundish (Downing); "quite round" (Herefordshire Pomona).
Stem: Stalk long and strong (Herefordshire Pomona).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Green and thick (Downing). The Herefordshire Pomona alone calls it "an ugly brown shrivelly pear with scarcely any green."
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish white, juicy, melting (Downing). Quality "Good" (Herefordshire Pomona).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)Eastnor Castle Pear. (With coloured plate.)
An ugly brown shrivelly pear with scarcely any green. It is quite round. Stalk long and strong. Good. Season, December.
Remarks.—A very accurate description. The year 1830 is the date of the first existence of the variety.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Eastnor Castle.
Fruit medium, roundish. Skin green and thick. Flesh greenish white, juicy, melting. December.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Eastnor Castle. Medium, roundish, green; juicy, melting. December.