Goat-herd
PearGoat-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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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Goat-herd.
- 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.