Eyewood Bergamotte

Pear

Eyewood Bergamotte

Origin/History

Raised by Thomas Andrew Knight and named after Eyewood, near Kington, Hereford. Reference: Herefordshire Pomona, Vol. II, p. 51 (also listed as G. Augenwald).

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, 2½ by 2½ inches, flattened round, well-proportioned and even.

Skin: Rough texture. Yellowish green ground color, largely covered with russet dots and markings.

Flesh & Flavor: White, extremely juicy, sweet, and very aromatic.

Cavity: Shallow and small; stem insertion very long and slender.

Calyx & Basin: Eye open, woody, all parts united in one piece. Basin shallow and even.

Tree

Growth & Habit: Very vigorous and spreading; good fertility. Bears well as a standard and makes a good pyramid on Quince rootstock.

Leaf: Round, tapering sharply to a point. Very irregularly serrate margins; held out flat. Foliage turns clear yellow in autumn.

Season & Uses

Use: Dessert pear.

Season: October to November.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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EYEWOOD BERGAMOTTE. Her. Pom., II., 51. G. Augenwald. Dessert, October to November, medium, 2½ by 2½, flattened round, even. Skin, rough. Colour, yellowish green, largely covered with russet dots and markings. Flesh, white, extremely juicy, sweet and very aromatic. Eye, open, woody, and all united in one piece, in a shallow even basin. Stem, very long and slender in a shallow, small cavity. Growth, very vigorous, spreading; fertility good. Leaf, round tapering sharply to point, very irregularly serrate, held out, flat, turns clear yellow. Origin, raised by Thomas Andrew Knight, and named after Eyewood, near Kington, Hereford. It bears well as a standard, and makes a good pyramid on Quince.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Augenwald Eyewood