Pear-Apple
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Pear-Apple
Origin / History
Described in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) as a variety from Pennsylvania. The entry is headed "Pear-Apple."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium or below.
Form: Roundish oblong.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, with a blush in the sun.
Dots: Few gray dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good.
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
Listed as December, February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The same volume contains a separate entry headed "Pear," on pp. 325–325.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Pear-Apple.
From Pennsylvania.
Fruit medium or below, roundish oblong, pale yellow, with a blush in the sun, few gray dots. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. December, February.
[Additional entry in this volume: "Pear", pp. 325–325]
Pear.