Martin

Pear

Martin

Origin / History

Originated in Cowley, Kansas. First reported in 1886 in the Kansas Horticultural Society report, where it was introduced as a new fruit and a good substitute for the Vicar of Winkfield.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium to large.

Form: Oblate-pyriform, irregular.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Smooth. Greenish, changing to yellowish-white.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Firm, fine grained, buttery, juicy. Quality fair.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Jan.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Cited as Kans. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 171, 1886.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Martin.

Kans. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 171. 1886.

Originated in Cowley, Kans., and reported as a new fruit and a good substitute for the Vicar of Winkfield. Fruit medium to large, oblate-pyriform, irregular, greenish changing to yellowish-white, smooth; flesh firm, fine grained, buttery, juicy; fair; Jan.

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