Redfield
PearRedfield
Origin / History
Raised from seed by J. W. Crosby, St. George, Utah. First fruited in 1861. Described in the American Pomological Society Report, page 195, 1867.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit in size resembles Bartlett.
Form: Fruit in shape resembles Bartlett, but is a little more tapering at the stem.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish-green, with a brownish-red cheek. Fruit in color resembles Bartlett.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh sweet, sprightly, melting.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens a little later than Bartlett.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Redfield. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1867. Raised from seed by J. W. Crosby, St. George, Utah, and first fruited in 1861. Fruit in size, shape and color resembles Bartlett, but is a little more tapering at the stem, yellowish-green, with a brownish-red cheek; flesh sweet, sprightly, melting; ripens a little later than Bartlett.