Max

Pear

Max

Origin/History

A seedling of Flemish Beauty grown in Ohio.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Globular-pyriform
Skin: Yellow, brightly blushed
Flavor: Vinous, subacid; quality rated good
Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core/seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September in Ohio.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Max.

i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 73. 1895.

A seedling of Flemish Beauty grown in Ohio. Fruit medium, globular-pyriform, yellow brightly blushed, flavor vinous, subacid; good; Sept. in Ohio.

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