Gold Nugget

Pear

Gold Nugget

Origin and History

This pear originated with F. H. Davis of Esmeralda, California, in the early 1870s. Stark Bros. of Louisiana, Missouri, secured control of the variety and introduced it to trade in 1916.

Tree

Vigorous, healthy, and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large; roundish-obovate-pyriform.

Skin: Thick.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine-grained, juicy, with a honey-sweet flavor.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens late.

Uses

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Gold Nugget,

i. Stark Bros. Cat. 28, fig. 1916.

This pear originated with F. H. Davis, Esmeralda, Cal., in the early seventies. A few years ago Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo., secured control of the variety and introduced it to the trade in 1916.

Tree vigorous, healthy, productive; fruit large, roundish-obovate-pyriform; skin thick; flesh fine-grained, juicy, with a honey-sweet flavor; ripens late.

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