Oakley Park Bergamot
PearOakley Park Bergamot
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Of free growth and bears well.
Fruit
Size and Form: Middle-sized, roundish, obovate, resembling a large Swans Egg.
Stem: An inch and a half in length, rather slender, and a little sunk at its insertion.
Cavity: Regularly-formed. Eye partly open.
Skin: Greenish yellow, sprinkled with russet.
Flesh and Flavor: Buttery and melting, rich and excellent.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)Oakley Park Bergamot.
Fruit middle-sized, roundish, obovate resembling a large Swans Egg. Eye partly open, in a regularly-formed cavity. Stalk an inch and a half in length, rather slender, and a little sunk at its insertion. Skin greenish yellow, sprinkled with russet. Flesh buttery and melting, rich and excellent. Season, October.
Note.—Tree of free growth and bears well.