Quince

Origin / History

A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., and fruited in 1862. Recorded in Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 46 (1866). Listed in U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Great bearer.

Fruit

Size: Diameter 3 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: Lumpy and nodular.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Fine-grained, juicy and sweet.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.