Suffolk Thorn
PearSuffolk Thorn
Origin / History
An English pear raised from seed of Gansel's Bergamot. Described in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish, mostly covered with thin russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Rather coarse, juicy, melting. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
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
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1845–1849) from Massachusetts
- Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Suffolk Thorn.
An English Pear, raised from seed of Gansel's Bergamot.
Fruit small, roundish pyriform. Skin yellowish, mostly covered with thin russet. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, melting. Good. October.