Orel 15
PearOrel 15
Origin/History
Introduced from Russia about 1880 by Professor Budd of the Iowa Agricultural College.
Tree
Free from blight.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Sources cited in original:
- Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1896.
- Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41, 42. 1915.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Orel 15.
- Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1896.
- Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 41, 42. 1915.
Introduced from Russia about 1880 by Professor Budd of the Iowa Agricultural College. Free from blight and apparently valuable as a stock for top-grafting.