Ford
PearFord
Origin / History
Originated with M. P. Ellison, Naples, N. Y., and was introduced by the Ford Seed Company about 1914. Listed in Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921).
Tree
Healthy. Rapid grower. Early and productive bearer.
Fruit
Size: As large as Bartlett.
Form: Similar in appearance to Bartlett.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Rich, sweet, juicy.
Core and seeds: Practically free from seeds, with no core to speak of.
Season
Ripening three weeks later than Bartlett.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Illustrated as fig. 1 in Ford Seed Co. Cat. 52 (1914).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Ford.
- Ford Seed Co. Cat. 52, fig. 1914.
Originated with M. P. Ellison, Naples, N. Y., and was introduced by the Ford Seed Company about 1914. The tree is reported as healthy, a rapid grower, and an early and productive bearer; the fruit is similar in appearance to Bartlett and as large, practically free from seeds, with no core to speak of, rich, sweet, juicy, ripening three weeks later than Bartlett.