Marshall Wilder
PearMarshall Wilder
Origin / History
Originated in the nurseries of M. Leroy at Angers, Fr., in 1866. Described in Leroy's Diet. Pom., volume 2, page 407, with figure, 1869. Also cited in Horticulturist, volume 27, page 150, 1872.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Longconic, very irregular, somewhat like Calebasse in form, more or less bossed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Rough, clear green slightly yellowish, marbled with brown and scaly.
Dots: Dotted with gray-russet.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish-white, fine or semi-fine, juicy, very melting, sugary, deliriously perfumed and refreshing. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Oct. and Nov.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Marshall Wilder.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:407, fig. 1869.
- Horticulturist 27:150. 1872.
Originated in the nurseries of M. Leroy at Angers, Fr., in 1866.
Fruit large, longconic, very irregular, somewhat like Calebasse in form, more or less bossed; skin rough, clear green slightly yellowish, dotted with gray-russet, marbled with brown and scaly; flesh yellowish-white, fine or semi-fine, juicy, very melting, sugary, deliriously perfumed and refreshing; first; Oct. and Nov.