Moon

Pear

Origin / History Cultivated by Silas Wharton in 1824. Originally known as Moon's Pound and Pound, Moon's—names significant of its substantial size.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Skin Color: Yellow
Flesh: Melting, juicy
Quality: Good
Season: Late

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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Moon.

Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:183. 1908.

Cultivated by Silas Wharton in 1824. Its synonyms, Moon's Pound, and Pound, Moon's, are significant of its size. Fruit described by Ragan as medium sized, yellow; flesh melting, juicy; good; late.

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

Moon's Moon's Pound Pound Pound, Moon's