Prémices de Wagelwater

Pear

Prémices de Wagelwater

Origin / History

Referenced in Downing's Fruits and Trees of America (1869).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Below medium.

Form: Globular-obovate-pyriform with unequal sides.

Skin: Yellow with a few traces of russet and thickly sprinkled with brown dots.

Flesh / Flavor: Whitish, melting, juicy, very sweet. Quality: good to very good.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx / Basin: Not described in source.

Core / Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Prémices de Wagelwater.

Downing Fr. Trees Am. 836. 1869.

Fruit below medium, globular-obovate-pyriform, sides unequal, yellow with a few traces of russet and thickly sprinkled with brown dots; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, very sweet; good to very good; Oct.

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