Gustin's Summer

Pear

Gustin's Summer

Origin/History

An American variety of little value. Originated in New Jersey. Downing records it in both his 1857 and 1869 editions (cited by Hedrick).

[NOTE: Source text may be incorrect — the Hedrick citation is drawn from The Pears of New York (1921), a pear-specific reference. All three sources agree on the same variety name and characteristics, and Downing places it unambiguously among apples. It is possible Hedrick's entry is a cross-reference or error, or that "Gustin Summer" is also a pear name. The descriptions are consistent across sources and are reproduced here as given.]

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish (Downing; Thomas). Hedrick describes the form as globular.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white (Downing). Sweet, without much flavor (Downing; Hedrick; Thomas).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

First of September (Downing). September (Hedrick; Thomas).

Uses

Not described in source. Downing characterizes the variety as of little value.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Gustin's Summer.

An American variety, of little value. Originated in New Jersey.

Fruit small, roundish. Skin yellow. Flesh white, sweet, without much flavor. First of September.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Gustin Summer.

i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 575. 1857. 2. Ibid 776. 1869.

Originated in New Jersey. Fruit small, globular, yellow, sweet without much flavor; Sept.

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

Gustin's Summer. Small, roundish, yellow; sweet, with little flavor. September.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Gustin Summer