Eva Baltet
PearEva Baltet
Origin / History
Eva Baltet was raised from a seed bed of Bartlett fertilized with Flemish Beauty. It was exhibited at the International Exhibition of St. Petersburg in 1893. It was first figured in the Revue Horticole in 1898, page 312, figure 1.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Very large.
Form: Pyriform-truncated.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Fine. Ground color light cream passing into yellow. Extensively blushed with bright carmine.
Dots: Brown, scattered over the skin.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine, juicy, sugary and aromatic. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, but variable.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
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.