Mima Wilder

Origin / History

Mima Wilder is a seedling of Colonel Wilder. It was shown by Colonel Wilder in a collection of new pears in 1874, as recorded in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society report of that year. The variety is cited again in the society's report for 1875.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Quality is described as good. In November of the year following its showing, the fruit was found to have retained its previous good quality.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

In November of the year following its showing in 1874, the fruit was found to have retained its previous good quality, which indicates that it kept into the late autumn after harvest.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Citations: Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 152 (1874); ibid. 120 (1875).