Kolstuck
PearKolstuck
Origin / History
Origin unknown. The variety was listed in 1880 under the name "Koolstock" (Mas Pom. Gen. 6:113, pl. 441) and again in 1908 (Ragan, B.P.I. Bul. 126:158). It was reported on trial at the Experiment Station, Agassiz, B.C., in 1900.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or nearly medium.
Form: Obtuse-conic-pyriform, rather like Calebasse in form, often a little irregular in contour.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Clear green in the immature fruit. At maturity the basic green changes to pale yellow, and the cheek exposed to the sun is extensively washed or flamed with bright vermilion.
Dots: Very small specks of gray-black, visible in parts on the green ground color.
Flesh and flavor: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Medium early.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Koolstock
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Kolstuck.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 6:113, pl. 441. 1880. Koolstock.
- Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:158. 1908.
Origin unknown. Reported on trial at the Experiment Station, Agassiz, B. C., in 1900. Fruit medium or nearly medium, obtuse-conic-pyriform, rather like Calebasse in form, often a little irregular in contour, clear green on which, in parts, are visible very small specks of gray-black; at maturity the basic green changes to pale yellow and the cheek exposed to the sun is extensively washed or flamed with bright vermilion; medium early.