Krull
PearKrull
Origin and History
Originated on the farm of Mr. Krull, St. Charles, Missouri, about 1808, and brought to notice by C. T. Mallinckrodt in 1888.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Fruit type of Lawrence, medium, obovate-obtuse-pyriform.
Skin: Green with a tinge of yellow.
Stem: Short, thick, inserted in a shallow cavity.
Calyx: Open, set in a shallow basin.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, firm, granular, tough, rather dry, sweet, with a flat taste. Quality rated poor to above.
Season and Storage
Keeps into winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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 (1898) from Missouri
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1898
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Krull.
- Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 36, 112. 1890.
- Budd-Hansen Am. Pom. Man. 2:252. 1903. Krull Winter.
- Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 330. 1888.
Originated on the farm of Mr. Krull, St. Charles, Mo., about 1808, and brought to notice by C. T. Mallinckrodt in 1888. Fruit type of Lawrence, medium, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, green with a tinge of yellow; stem short, thick, in a shallow cavity; calyx open, in a shallow basin; flesh yellowish, firm, granular, tough, rather dry, sweet, flat; poor to above; keeps into winter.