Mendenhall

Pear

Mendenhall

Origin/History

A pear variety recorded as "newer" at the time of documentation. First ripe specimens were obtained on July 5th, 1900, according to records in the Iowa Horticultural Society Report (1900).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Small pyriform fruit. Color yellow. Quality notably superior to Early Harvest.

Season

Early summer, with fruit ripening in early July.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Mendenhall.

i. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpl. 88. 1900.

Mentioned as one of the "newer" varieties of pears, having given its first ripe specimens on July 5th, 1900. Fruit small, pyriform, yellow, much better in quality than Early Harvest.

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