Huggard

Pear

Huggard

Origin / History

Originated at Whitby, Ontario, Can., from Beurré Clairgeau crossed with Beurré d'Anjou. In Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 126, page 147 (1908), the variety is listed under the name Ragan.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Fruit large.

Form: Obtuse-pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow with red blush.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Sweet, juicy, good.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Medium late.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Huggard. i. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bui. 126:147. 1908. Originated at Whitby, Ontario, Can., from Beurré Clairgeau crossed with Beurré d'Anjou. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, yellow with red blush; flesh sweet, juicy, good; medium late.

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

Ragan