Snow

Pear

Snow

Origin/History

Originated with Suel Foster of Muscatine, Iowa. First reported in 1873 in the Iowa Horticultural Society Report as "better than Vicar except for size and keeping."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Flesh/Flavor: Very white flesh. Reported as comparable to Vicar pear except regarding size and storage performance.

Size and Form: Not fully described; noted as smaller than the Vicar pear.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Stem, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season/Storage

Not described in source. Historical report notes inferior keeping quality compared to Vicar.

Uses

Valuable for cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Snow.

i. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 149. 1873.

Originated with Suel Foster, Muscatine, Ia. Reported in 1873 as "better than Vicar except for size and keeping. Its flesh is very white; valuable for cooking."

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

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