Golden Bell

Pear

Golden Bell

Origin and History

A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1862; first reported in Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report 43 (1866).

Tree

Prolific.

Fruit

Form and Size Pyriform, medium.

Skin Golden-yellow.

Flesh and Flavor Fine; good 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

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Golden Bell.

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

A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1862. Tree prolific. Fruit medium, pyriform, golden-yellow; flesh fine, with good flavor; Sept.

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