Mellish

Pear

Mellish

Origin/History

Hedrick (1921) cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (p. 815, 1869) as the primary reference. No further origin or history is described in either source.

Tree

Not described in either source.

Fruit

Size: Below medium.

Form: Downing describes the shape as roundish pyriform; Hedrick gives globular-pyriform.

Stem: Long, slender (Downing).

Cavity: Not described in either source.

Calyx: Partially closed (Downing).

Basin: Not described in either source.

Skin: Pale yellow, netted, patched, and dotted with russet.

Flesh/Flavor: Whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, and pleasant. Quality rated good to very good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in either source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in either source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in either source.

Other

Not described in either source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Mellish.

Fruit below medium, roundish pyriform, pale yellow, netted, patched, and dotted with russet. Stalk long, slender. Calyx partially closed. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant. Good to very good. October.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Mellish.

i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 815. 1869.

Fruit below medium, globular-pyriform, pale yellow, netted, patched and dotted with russet; flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant; good to very good; Oct.

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