President Felton

Pear

President Felton

Origin/History

Originated with W. D. Brinckle of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Downing identifies him as "Dr. W. D. Brinckle"). Hedrick cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1869) as the primary reference.

Tree

Moderately vigorous. Young wood olive yellow brown. (Downing; Hedrick provides no tree description.)

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Downing describes the fruit as roundish oblate; Hedrick describes it as globular-oblate.

Stem: Short. (Downing; not mentioned in Hedrick.)

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Open. (Downing; not mentioned in Hedrick.)

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale yellow, with a crimson cheek in the sun; nettings and tracings of russet; many brown and gray dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Fine, juicy, yellowish. Downing describes the texture as half melting; Hedrick as semi-melting. Slightly vinous, sweet. Quality: Good.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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President Felton.

Originated with Dr. W. D. Brinckle. Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood olive yellow brown.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate, pale yellow, with a crimson cheek in sun, nettings, traces of russet, and many brown and gray dots. Stalk short. Calyx open. Flesh fine, juicy, yellowish, half melting, slightly vinous, sweet. Good. October.

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

President Felton.

Downing Fr. Trees Am. 836. 1869.

Originated with W. D. Brinckle, Philadelphia, Pa.

Fruit medium, globular-oblate, pale yellow, with a crimson cheek in sun, nettings and tracings of russet, and many brown and gray dots; flesh fine, juicy, yellowish, semi-melting, slightly vinous, sweet; good; Oct.

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

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