Ives Yale
PearIves Yale
Origin/History
Raised by Dr. Eli Ives of New Haven, Connecticut. Downing's description appears in print by 1869; Hedrick (1921) cites Downing as the primary reference.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Downing describes the fruit as roundish; Hedrick describes it as globular. Both note a mammillate (mamelon) protuberance at the base of the stem.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Dull greenish-yellow, blushed with brownish-crimson on the sun-exposed side.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh greenish-white, moderately juicy. Quality rated Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ives' Yale.
Raised by Dr. Eli Ives, New Haven, Conn.
Fruit medium, roundish, mamelon at base of stem, dull greenish yellow, brownish crimson in the sun. Flesh greenish white, moderately juicy. Good. Early August.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Ives Yale.
i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 789. 1869.
Raised by Dr. Eli Ives. Fruit medium, globular, mammillate at base of stem, dull greenish-yellow, blushed with brownish-crimson in the sun; flesh greenish-white, moderately juicy; good; early Aug.