Haight

Pear

Haight

Origin/History

An American variety. Hedrick (1921) cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1869 edition, p. 777) as the bibliographic reference.

Tree

Moderately vigorous, spreading. (Downing only; not described in Hedrick.)

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Downing describes the shape as roundish pyriform; Hedrick gives globular-pyriform.

Skin: Yellow, shaded and mottled with red in the sun, with small brown dots and traces of russet.

Stem: Long, a little curved, fleshy at its insertion. (Downing only.)

Cavity: Small. (Downing only.)

Calyx: Open. (Downing only.)

Basin: Broad and uneven. (Downing only.)

Flesh/Flavor: White, pink at the center, a little coarse, breaking, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. Quality rated Good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Haight.

An American variety. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading.

Fruit of medium size, roundish pyriform, yellow, shaded and mottled with red in the sun, small brown dots and traces of russet. Stalk long, a little curved, fleshy at insertion, set in a small cavity. Calyx open. Basin broad and uneven. Flesh white, pink at centre, a little coarse, breaking, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. Good. October.

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

Haight.

Downing Fr. Trees Am. 777. 1869.

An American variety. Fruit medium, globular-pyriform, yellow, shaded and mottled with red in the sun, with small brown dots and traces of russet; flesh white, pink at center, a little coarse, breaking, juicy, sweet and pleasant; good; Oct.

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