Effie Holt

Pear

Origin and History

Said to have originated on the farm of L. W. Holt near Burlington, North Carolina. Introduced by the J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1907.

Tree

Healthy, thrifty.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Skin: Greenish-yellow.

Flesh and Flavor: Light yellow, rich, juicy.

Season

Ripens at approximately the same season as Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Effie Holt.

J. Van Lindley Cat. 54. 1913. Said to have originated on the farm of L. W. Holt near Burlington, N. C.; introduced by J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1907. Tree healthy, thrifty. Fruit large, greenish-yellow; flesh light yellow, rich, juicy; season about the same as Duchesse d'Angoulême.

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