Polk

Pear

Polk

Origin / History

Polk is a seedling raised by H. W. Edwards of New Haven, Connecticut, at one time Governor of that state. It came into bearing in 1844. It was first published in the Magazine of Horticulture, volume 11, page 252, in 1845, and is described in U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Fruit larger than the Seckel.

Form: Like Bergamot in form.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh juicy, melting, subacid, sweet and rich; first in quality.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Sept to Nov.

Uses

Not described in source.

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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Polk.

i. Mag. Hort. 11:252. 1845.

A seedling raised by H. W. Edwards, New Haven, Conn., at one time Governor of that state. It came into bearing in 1844. Fruit larger than the Seckel, like Bergamot in form; flesh juicy, melting, subacid, sweet and rich; first; Sept to Nov.

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