Stout

Pear

Origin & History Originated at Monrovia, Indiana, about 1840.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form Large; obtuse-pyriform.

Skin Green, changing to yellow at maturity.

Stem Not described in source.

Cavity Not described in source.

Calyx & Basin Not described in source.

Flesh & Flavor Buttery, melting, juicy, subacid. Quality: very good.

Core & Seeds Not described in source.

Season Mid-season.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes & Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Stout, i. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 39. 1895. Originated at Monrovia, Ind., about 1840. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, green changing to yellow; flesh buttery, melting, juicy, subacid; very good; mid-season.

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