Prince's Harvest
PearPrince's Harvest
Origin/History
Raised by William Prince, of Flushing, Long Island, N.Y. Hedrick (1921) cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1869) as an early reference for the variety.
Tree
Tree vigorous, upright, and productive. Young wood reddish yellow brown. (Downing; Hedrick does not describe the tree.)
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, ovate-pyriform.
Stem: Medium length, fleshy at insertion, attached by a large lip and rings. (Downing; not described in Hedrick.)
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open. (Downing; not described in Hedrick.)
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, rarely a brownish blush, with a red cheek in the sun; sprinkled with brown dots, and sometimes patched with russet.
Flesh/Flavor: White, firm, breaking, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly musky. Quality: Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Last of July (Downing) / end of July (Hedrick). Both sources place ripening at the close of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Prince's Harvest.
Raised by William Prince, of Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. Tree vigorous, upright, and productive. Young wood reddish yellow brown.
Fruit small, ovate pyriform. Skin pale yellow, rarely a brownish blush, red cheek in sun, sprinkled with brown dots, and sometimes patched with russet. Stalk medium, fleshy at insertion, by a large lip and rings. Calyx open. Flesh white, firm, breaking, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly musky. Good. Last of July.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Prince Harvest. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 837. 1869. Raised by William Prince, Flushing, L. I., N. Y. Fruit small, ovate-pyriform, pale yellow, rarely a brownish blush, red cheek in the sun, sprinkled with brown dots, and sometimes patched with russet; flesh white, firm, breaking, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly musky; good; end of July.