Jewess
PearJewess
Origin and History
A seedling raised by Major Esperen of Mechlin, Belgium, and named for the street fronting the wall on which it grew: the Rue des Juifs (street of the Jews). The tree first fruited in 1843.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Ovate, always a little bossed and more swelled on one side than on the other.
Skin: Uniformly pale yellow, dotted, veined, and mottled with gray-russet and often slightly roseate on the side next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, buttery, melting, very juicy, sugary and rich.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity and Calyx Basin: Not described in source.
Season
November to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Quality
Rated "first" (indicating top quality).
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Jewess,
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:311, fig. 1869.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 598. 1884.
From a seedling raised by Major Esperen, Mechlin, Bel., and so named because the tree grew on a wall fronting the Rue des Juifs (street of the Jews). It first fruited in 1843. Fruit medium, ovate, always a little bossed and more swelled on one side than on the other, uniformly pale yellow, dotted, veined, and mottled with gray-russet and often slightly roseate on the side next the sun; flesh yellowish, buttery, melting, very juicy, sugary and rich; first; Nov. to Feb.