Ott's Seedling

Pear

Ott's Seedling

Origin / History

Originated by Dr. W. D. Brinckle, from seed of the Ott.

Tree

Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood reddish yellow brown.

Fruit

Size: Fruit small.

Form: Globular, obtuse, pyriform.

Stem: Stalk stout, inclined in a slight depression by the lip.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Calyx small, closed. Segments short.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish, shaded with dull crimson in the sun.

Dots: Thickly sprinkled with green and light dots.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, rich. Good to very good.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts

Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849

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Ott's Seedling.

Originated by Dr. W. D. Brinckle, from seed of the Ott. Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood reddish yellow brown.

Fruit small, globular obtuse pyriform, greenish, shaded with dull crimson in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with green and light dots. Stalk stout, inclined in a slight depression by the lip. Calyx small, closed. Segments short. Flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, rich. Good to very good. Last of August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)