Norfolk County
PearNorfolk County Pear
Origin/History
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts, and submitted to the Fruit Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1866. Documented in Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, Vol. 44 (1866).
Tree
A large bearer (indicating productive variety). Other characteristics not described in source.
Fruit
- Size: Long diameter 3½ inches; short diameter 3½ inches
- Form: Long turbinate
- Stem: Not described in source
- Cavity: Not described in source
- Calyx/Basin: Not described in source
- Skin: Green with dots
- Flesh/Flavor: Good grain; juicy with pleasant flavor; ripens well
- Core/Seeds: Not described in source
Season
October
Uses
Not described in source
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source
Other
Described as "a handsome fruit."
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Norfolk County.
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866.
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Mass., and submitted by him to the Fruit Committee of the Horticultural Society of that state in 1866. Fruit, long diameter 3½ inches, short diameter 3½ inches, long turbinate, green with dots, good grain, juicy, with pleasant flavor, ripens well, a handsome fruit and large bearer; Oct.