Quince
Pear
Origin/History
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff in Brookline, Massachusetts, first fruited in 1862.
Tree
Great bearer.
Fruit
Size: Diameter 3 inches.
Skin: Lumpy and nodular.
Flesh/Flavor: Fine-grained, juicy, and sweet.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Originally recorded in Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, vol. 46, 1866, and cited by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Quince, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 46. 1866. A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., and fruited in 1862. Fruit diameter 3 inches; skin lumpy and nodular; flesh fine-grained, juicy and sweet; great bearer; Sept.