Longworth
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Longworth (Pear)
Origin/History Originated at Dubuque, Iowa. Its great hardiness and freedom from blight make it valuable in breeding for the North, though its fruit is not of such quality as to recommend it where choice varieties can be grown.
Tree Noted for great hardiness and freedom from blight. Other characteristics not described in source.
Fruit
- Size: Medium to large
- Form: Obtuse-ovate
- Skin: Green, turning to yellow
- Flavor/Quality: Good
Season Mid-season.
Uses Valuable for breeding hardy pear varieties adapted to northern climates, primarily for its disease resistance rather than fruit quality.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Sources
- Hedrick, U.P. The Pears of New York. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921. Pp. 172, 41, 1909.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Longworth.
i. III. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 172. 1892. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 41. 1909.
Originated at Dubuque, Iowa. Its great hardiness and freedom from blight make it valuable in breeding for the North though its fruit is not of such quality as to recommend it where choice varieties can be grown.
Fruit medium to large, obtuse-ovate, green turning to yellow; good; mid-season.