Magnolia
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History
An oriental hybrid which originated in southern Georgia.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Globular to pyriform
Surface: Smooth, yellowish-russet, with numerous irregular dots
Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, subacid
Quality: Fair
Season
Three or four weeks later than Kieffer in the South.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1907)
- Russellville Nursery Co. , Montavilla Station, Portland, OR (three miles east of Portland, one mile from Montavilla car line) — 1907
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Magnolia,
- Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 41. 1909. 2. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:484. 1913.
An oriental hybrid which originated in southern Georgia. Fruit large, globular to pyriform, smooth, yellowish-russet, with numerous irregular dots; flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, subacid; fair; "three or four weeks later than Kieffer in the South."