Kelsey
PearKelsey
Origin/History
About 1853 a pear seedling came up in the garden of William Kelsey, Columbus, Ohio, and was named Kelsey.
Fruit
Size and Form: above medium to large, globular-obovate
Skin: uneven surface; dull green becoming yellow at maturity; traces of russet all over the fruit; many small dark green spots
Flesh and Flavor: greenish-yellow; melting, sweet, buttery, juicy, vinous, slightly aromatic
Quality: good
Season
Oct. to Feb., ripening gradually
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Kelsey.
- Horticulturist 23:363, fig. 106. 1868.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 794. 1869. About 1853 a pear seedling came up in the garden of William Kelsey, Columbus, Ohio, and was named Kelsey. Fruit above medium to large, globular-obovate, surface uneven, dull green becoming yellow at maturity, traces of russet all over the fruit, many small dark green spots; flesh greenish-yellow, melting, sweet, buttery, juicy, vinous, slightly aromatic; good; Oct. to Feb., ripening gradually.
Hartford Kelvey