Russet Bartlett
PearOrigin/History
About 1893, Robert McHinds of Clarksville, N.Y., planted Bartlett pear trees. When these trees came into bearing, one was found to produce russet-colored fruits, whence the name Russet Bartlett. The variety is likely a bud sport of Bartlett.
Tree
The tree is an exact counterpart of Bartlett in manner of growth.
Fruit
The fruit differs from Bartlett only in the russet skin.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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Book Sources
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Russet Bartlett.
About 1893 Robert McHinds, Clarksville, N. Y., planted Bartlett pear trees. When these trees came into bearing, one was found to produce russet-colored fruits, whence the name Russet Bartlett. The tree is an exact counterpart of Bartlett in manner of growth and the fruit differs from Bartlett only in the russet skin. It is, therefore, not improbable that the variety is a bud sport of Bartlett.