Orange Bergamot
Pear
Orange Bergamot
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
A hardy tree and great bearer (Coxe).
Fruit
Size
Large (Coxe). Medium (Thomas).
Form
Flat at the blossom end, gradually diminished towards the stem; broad, turbinate (Coxe, Thomas).
Stem
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Skin
Rough, yellow, with bright russet toward the sun (Coxe). Yellow, rough (Thomas).
Flesh/Flavor
Rich, firm, and very sprightly; rather too acid for the dessert (Coxe). Firm; acid (Thomas).
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
September (Coxe, Thomas).
Uses
Best baking pear of the season; rather too acid for the dessert (Coxe). Baking (Thomas).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- ORANGE BERGAMOT.
Is a large handsome pear, flat at the blossom end, gradually diminished towards the stem; the skin is rough, yellow, and of a bright russet towards the Sun; the flesh is rich, firm, and very sprightly, rather too acid for the dessert, but the best baking pear of the season, which is in September: it is a great bearer, and a hardy tree.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Orange Bergamot. Medium, broad, turbinate, yellow, rough; firm; acid—baking. September.