Rankin

Pear

Rankin

Origin / History

Introduced by the J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1905. Said to be a seedling of Duchesse d'Angouleme, picked up from the side of the Southern Railway by W. H. Rankin, Guilford County, N.C.

Tree

Tree strong, hardy.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

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: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Not described in source.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Two weeks earlier than Duchesse d'Angouleme.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Fruit similar to Duchesse d'Angouleme. Cited as Van Lindley Nurs. Cat. 53, 1913.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rankin.

Van Lindley Nurs. Cat. 53. 1913.

Introduced by J. Van Lindley Nursery Company about 1905 and said to be a seedling of Duchesse d'Angouleme picked up from the side of the Southern Railway by W. H. Rankin, Guilford County, N. C. Tree strong, hardy. Fruit similar to Duchesse d'Angoulême but two weeks earlier.

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