Roe's Bergamotte
PearRoe's Bergamotte
Origin / History
Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. A pear. Downing, in the entry quoted by Elliott in 1865, calls it an "excellent new pear."
Tree
Moderately vigorous, very productive. Shoots dark reddish brown, diverging; leaves small, somewhat curled (Thomas).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate or Bergamotte-shaped, somewhat angular and irregular.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Narrow, abrupt.
Calyx: Small, with short, stiff segments.
Basin: Narrow.
Skin: Smooth, yellow, mottled and clouded 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."
Core and seeds: Core large.
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
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Roe's Bergamotte. Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. Tree, moderately vigorous, very productive. Fruit, medium, oblate or Bergamotte-shaped, somewhat angular and irregular ; 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; core, large. The flavor of this excellent new pear is extremely like Gansel's Bergamotte, but much more sugary, September. (Downing.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Roe's Bergamotte. Medium, oblate, irregular; skin yellow, reddened to the sun; stalk short, cavity narrow, abrupt; calyx small, basin narrow; flesh rather coarse, sweet, rich, perfumed. September. Shoots dark reddish brown, diverging, leaves small, somewhat curled. Newburg, N. Y.