Jonah

Origin / History

Known early in the last century in the city of New Haven, Conn., and said to be one of the parents of Howell. The variety is listed in Hedrick's reference with the citation Mag. Hort. 15:70, 1849.

Tree

Bearing habit and productiveness: producing enormous crops every year.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Very hard and tough. When fully mellow, very good, being full of rich, subacid, slightly astringent juice.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter pear. Seldom becomes mellow and fit for dessert fruit.

Uses

Dessert fruit only when mellow, which seldom occurs.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Described in source as a very hard and tough winter pear, producing enormous crops every year that seldom becomes mellow and fit for dessert fruit, but when it does, it is very good, being full of rich, subacid, slightly astringent juice.