Mary
PearMary
Origin/History
Originated in the grounds of William Case, Cleveland, Ohio.
Tree
An upright, vigorous grower with brownish, short-jointed young wood. An early and productive bearer.
Fruit
Small to medium, roundish pyriform. Skin yellow, mostly overspread with rich red, a little russet, and many gray dots. Stalk short. Calyx large with erect segments. Flesh white, juicy, almost buttery, and sweet. Quality: Very good.
Season
Last of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Mary.
Originated in the grounds of William Case, Cleveland, O. Tree an upright, vigorous grower, with brownish, short-jointed young wood. An early and productive bearer.
Fruit small to medium, roundish pyriform, yellow, mostly overspread with rich red, a little russet, and many gray dots. Stalk short. Calyx large. Erect segments. Flesh white, juicy, almost buttery, sweet. Very good. Last of July. (Hort.)