Orange

Pear

Orange

Origin / History

Orange is a seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1862. It was first recorded in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, volume 44, published in 1866.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Diameter 3½ inches.

Form: Globular.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Tough, bright yellow.

Dots: Skin with dots.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine-grained. Good for cooking.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens end of December. Keeps well.

Uses

Good cooking pear.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

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)

Orange Rouge Vicar Of Winkfield