Gans

Pear

Gans

Origin and History

Found by Joseph Gans in a wood near Cheviot, Ohio, in 1871.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, pyriform (distinctly pear-shaped).

Color: Yellow with faint brownish cheek on the sunny side.

Stem: Slender, rather long, inserted in a slight depression.

Calyx: Open, seated in a shallow basin.

Flesh: Tender, melting, juicy.

Season: August.

Source Reference: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); U.S.D.A. Report 390, Plate VII (1891).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Gans.

i. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 390, Pl. VII. 1891.

Found by Joseph Gans in a wood near Cheviot, O., in 1871. Fruit large, pyriform, yellow, with faint brownish cheek on sunny side; stem slender, rather long, in a slight depression; calyx open, in a shallow basin; flesh tender, melting, juicy; Aug.

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