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Gold Dust

Pear

Gold Dust

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size: Not described in source.
  • Form: Bergamot shape.
  • Stem: Slender.
  • Cavity: Not described in source.
  • Calyx: Not described in source.
  • Basin: Not described in source.
  • Skin: Very rough.
  • Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.
  • Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); cited from Cornell Station Bulletin 332:482 (1913).

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Gold Dust.

i. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:482. 1913.

Fruit of Bergamot shape, with slender stem; skin very rough; Oct.

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