Porter

Pear

Porter

Origin / History

A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. Designated No. 16. Fruited in 1862. Described in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, vol. 44, 1866.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Diameter 2¾ inches.

Form: Not described in source.

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: Melting, sweet and juicy.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Oct. Ripens soundly.

Uses

Good market 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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Porter.

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866.

A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. No. 16. Fruited in 1862. Diameter 2¾ inches, melting, sweet and juicy; ripens soundly; good market pear; Oct.

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