Fall
PearFall
Origin / History
A natural tree planted at least as early as 1650 by Gov. Prince at Eastham, on Cape Cod. In 1836 it was a flourishing, lofty tree. The variety is recorded in the Report of the American Pomological Society, 1875, page 102.
Tree
A natural tree, planted at least as early as 1650 at Eastham. In 1836 it was 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.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Green, nearly covered with thin russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Of inferior quality.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
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)Fall.
- 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.