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Origin and History

A natural tree planted at least as early as 1650 by Gov. Prince at Eastham, on Cape Cod.

Tree

In 1836, the tree was described as flourishing and lofty, producing an average of fifteen bushels of fruit.

Fruit

Size: About the size of a hen's egg.

Form: Tapering towards both ends.

Skin: Green, nearly covered with thin russet.

Quality: Inferior.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and 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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Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 102. 1875.

A natural tree planted at least as early as 1650 by Gov. Prince at Eastham, on Cape Cod. Fruit about the size of a hen's egg, tapering towards both ends, green, nearly covered with thin russet, of inferior quality. In 1836 it was a flourishing, lofty tree, producing an average of fifteen bushels of fruit.

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

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