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Maria Stuart

Pear

Maria Stuart

Origin / History

Belgian origin, 1851. A seedling of Van Mons. First recorded by Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:69, 1856.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Conic, bent, with unequal sides.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Lemon-yellow, lightly russeted.

Dots: Densely covered with gray dots.

Flesh and flavor: Not described in source.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripe in October.

Uses

Very good for all purposes.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Maria Stuart.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:69. 1856.

Belgian, 1851. A Van Mons seedling. Fruit large, conic, bent, with unequal sides, lemon-yellow, covered densely with gray dots, lightly russeted; very good for all purposes; Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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