Sikaya

Pear

Sikaya

Origin/History An Oriental variety.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to small; oblate, symmetrical.

Skin: Buff, russeted; almost entirely covered with large russet dots. Skin tough.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, coarse, gritty. Flavor insipid, subacid, melting. Quality poor.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Late.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:485 (1913).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Sikaya.

i. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:485. 1913.

An Oriental variety. Fruit medium to small, oblate, symmetrical, buff, russeted; skin tough, almost covered with large russet dots; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, poor, insipid, subacid, melting, gritty; late.

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