Roe's Bergamot
PearRoe's Bergamot
Origin / History
Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. Downing calls it "this excellent new Pear."
Tree
Moderately to fairly vigorous, very productive, prolific. Young wood reddish yellow brown.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate or Bergamotte-shaped; rather irregular (Hedrick).
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Narrow, abrupt.
Calyx: Small, with short stiff segments.
Basin: Narrow.
Skin: Smooth, yellow, mottled and clouded or washed with red on the sunny side.
Dots: Minute, yellow, in the shade.
Flesh and flavor: Rather coarse, melting. Flavor sweet, rich, brisk, well-perfumed. Downing finds the flavor "extremely like Gansel's Bergamotte, but much more sugary." Quality good to very good.
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.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921) — listed as Roe Bergamot
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Roe's Bergamot.
Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. Young wood reddish yellow brown.
Fruit medium, oblate or Bergamotte-shaped. Skin smooth, yellow, with minute yellow dots in the shade, mottled and clouded with red on the sunny side. Stalk short, inserted in a narrow, abrupt cavity. Calyx small, with short stiff segments, set in a narrow basin. Flesh rather coarse, melting, with a sweet, rich, brisk, well-perfumed flavor. The flavor of this excellent new Pear is extremely like Gansel's Bergamotte, but much more sugary. Good to very good. September.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Roe Bergamot. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 843. 1869. Bergamotte de Roe. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:117, fig. 59. 1872. Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. Fruit medium in size, form oblate or Bergamot-shaped, rather irregular; skin smooth, yellow, with minute yellow dots on the shaded side, washed with red on the side of the sun; flesh rather coarse, sweet, rich, perfumed flavor suggestive of Gansel Bergamot but much more sugary; good to very good; Sept. Tree fairly vigorous and prolific.