Florida Bartlett
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Florida Bartlett
Origin/History
Received for trial in Michigan in 1900 from Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. First formally described by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921), with an earlier reference in Michigan State Agriculture College Special Bulletin 30 (1905).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; roundish-oval, tapering at both ends.
Skin: Yellow, with dark brown dots.
Flesh: Greenish, firm, juicy, half-breaking, granular, mild, almost sweet, perfumed.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December and January.
Quality
Fair.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Florida Bartlett.
- Mich. Sta. Sp. Bul. 30:28. 1905.
Received for trial in Michigan in 1900 from Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. Fruit large, roundish-oval, tapering at both ends, yellow, with dark brown dots; flesh greenish, firm, juicy, half-breaking, granular, mild, almost sweet, perfumed; fair; Dec. and Jan.