Hofsta

Pear

Hofsta

Origin/History

Sweden. C. Gibb identified this variety as a fine culinary pear.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium; pyriform (pear-shaped).

Quality & Flavor: Good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Flesh, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Mid-season.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Referenced in Ragan, Nomenclature of the Pear, U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 126:145 (1908).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Hofsta.

i. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:145. 1908.

Sweden. C. Gibb called it a fine culinary variety. Fruit medium, pyriform; good; mid-season.

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