← All varieties

S. T. Wright

Pear

S. T. Wright

Origin / History

S. T. Wright is an English pear raised by Messrs. Veitch. It was introduced in 1904 at the Royal Horticultural Society's fruit show in London. The variety is the product of Beurré Bachelier and Bartlett. It was described in The Garden, volume 66, page 299, with a figure, in 1904.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Fruit medium.

Form: Oblate-pyriform, rather swelled.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Skin rich golden.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Of good flavor.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens in October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

View original book sources (1)

S. T. Wright.

  1. Garden 66:299, fig. 1904.

This English pear raised by Messrs. Veitch, was introduced in 1904 at the Royal Horticultural Society's fruit show in London. It is the product of Beurré Bachelier and Bartlett. Fruit medium, oblate-pyriform, rather swelled; skin rich golden; of good flavor; Oct.

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