Muddy Brook
PearMuddy Brook
Origin and History
A seedling from S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts, which fruited in 1862. (Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1866)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Diameter 2¼ inches; short pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Dark green.
Flesh and Flavor: White, melting and juicy, with good flavor.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Bearing and Market Use
A great bearer and good market pear, indicating suitability for commercial cultivation.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Muddy Brook.
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1866.
A seedling from S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Mass., which fruited in 1862. Fruit diameter 2¼ inches, short pyriform; skin dark green; flesh white, melting and juicy, with good flavor; great bearer and good market pear; Sept.