Regina Margherita

Pear

Origin and History

Italian pear, published in 1896 as a new variety.

Fruit

Form: Similar to Passé Crassane.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, washed with green.

Flesh and Flavor: Very saccharine, somewhat acid, buttery, perfumed.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Regina Margherita.

i. Rev. Hort. 224. 1896. An Italian pear published in 1896 as a new variety. Fruit in form similar to that of Passe Crassane, greenish-yellow, washed with green; flesh very saccharine, somewhat acid, buttery, perfumed.

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