Effie Holt

Pear

Effie Holt

Origin / History

Said to have originated on the farm of L. W. Holt near Burlington, N. C. Introduced by the J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1907. Listed in the J. Van Lindley catalogue of 1913, page 54.

Tree

Tree healthy, thrifty.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish-yellow.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Light yellow, rich, juicy.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Season about the same as Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

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)