Eva Baltet
PearEva Baltet
Origin/History
Originated from a seed bed of Bartlett fertilized with Flemish Beauty. Exhibited at the International Exhibition of St. Petersburg in 1893.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Very large; pyriform-truncated (pear-shaped with truncated apex).
Skin: Fine texture; light cream passing into yellow; dotted with brown; extensively blushed with bright carmine.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine in texture, juicy, sugary, and aromatic.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, but variable.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Quality
First quality.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Originally described in Revue Horticole, 312, fig. 1898.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Eva Baltet.
i. Rev. Hort. 312, fig. 1898.
From a seed bed of Bartlett fertilized with Flemish Beauty. It was exhibited at the International Exhibition of St. Petersburg in 1893. Fruit very large, pyriform-truncated; skin fine, light cream passing into yellow, dotted with brown, extensively blushed with bright carmine; flesh white, fine, juicy, sugary and aromatic; first; Nov. but variable.