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King Seedling

Pear

King Seedling

Origin/History

Origin uncertain but probably American. The variety appears in Downing Fruit Trees of America (1869) and Thomas American Fruit Culturist (1903).

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblate, uneven.

Skin: Yellowish-green, rough.

Flesh: Granular, whitish-green, juicy, sugary, aromatic, perfumed. Quality: good.

Season

September and October.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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King Seedling.

  1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 795. 1869.
  2. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 770. 1903. Origin uncertain but probably American. Fruit medium, oblate, uneven, yellowish-green, rough; flesh granular, whitish-green, juicy, sugary, aromatic, perfumed; good; Sept. and Oct.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)