General Kearney

Pear

General Kearney

Origin/History

A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., which fruited in 1862.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and size: Large, pyriform.

Skin: Greenish-yellow.

Flesh: Fine-grained, juicy, of rather high flavor.

Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

A good market pear.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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General Kearney.

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866.

A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., which fruited in 1862. Fruit large, pyriform, greenish-yellow; flesh fine-grained, juicy, of rather high flavor; a good market pear; Sept.

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