Santa Claus
PearSanta Claus (Pear)
Origin and History
Colonel Brymer of Dorchester, England, introduced this pear to the notice of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905, explaining that the parent tree had come originally from Belgium some thirty years previously (circa 1875).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Conical, slightly pyriform, fairly even
Surface: Slightly rough, dull brown-red, practically covered with russet
Stem: Long, slender
Calyx: Partially open
Basin: Even
Flesh and Flavor: Pale yellowish, melting, deliriously flavored
Core and Seeds: Not described in source
Season
December
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Santa Claus.
i. Garden 67:17, 35. 1905. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 197. 1920.
Colonel Brymer, Dorchester, Eng., introduced this pear to the notice of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1905 explaining that the parent tree had come originally from Belgium some thirty years previously. Fruit medium, conical, slightly pyriform, fairly even, slightly rough, dull brown-red, practically covered with russet; stem long, slender; calyx partially open, in an even basin; flesh pale yellowish, melting, deliriously flavored; Dec.