Ickworth

Pear

Origin/History

Originated by T. A. Knight, President of the London Horticultural Society. In 1832, Knight sent cions to Mr. Lowell and the Massachusetts Agricultural Society.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Texture and Flavor: Melting; rich, rose-flavored.

Size, Form, Surface, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Flesh Structure, Core: Not described in source.

Season

March and April.

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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Ickworth.

Kenrick Am. Orch. 194. 1832.

Originated by T. A. Knight, President of the London Horticultural Society, who in 1832 sent cions to Mr. Lowell and the Massachusetts Agricultural Society. Fruit melting, rich, rose-flavored; Mar. and Apr.

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