Orange

Pear

Orange

Origin/History

A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1862. First published in Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, Vol. 44, 1866.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Diameter 3½ inches; globular.

Skin: Tough and bright yellow, with dots.

Flesh: Fine-grained.

Flavor and quality: Keeps well; good cooking pear.

Season

End of December.

Uses

Cooking.

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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Orange,

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866. A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Mass., in 1862. Fruit diameter 3½ inches, globular; skin tough and bright yellow, with dots; flesh fine-grained, keeps well and is a good cooking pear; end of Dec.

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

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