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Goat-herd

Pear

Goat-herd

Origin/History

On trial in the experimental orchard at Agassiz, British Columbia, in 1900. Reference: Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:131. 1908.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small; acute-pyriform (pointed pear form).

Skin: Green, russeted.

Flesh and Flavor: Red; buttery, juicy, subacid.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.

Season

Mid-season.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Goat-herd.

  1. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:131. 1908.

On trial in the experimental orchard at Agassiz, B. C., in 1900. Fruit small, acute-pyriform, green, russeted, flesh red, buttery, juicy, subacid; mid-season.

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