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Suffolk Thorn

Pear

Suffolk Thorn

Origin/History

An English pear, raised from seed of Gansel's Bergamot.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Roundish pyriform

Skin: Yellowish, mostly covered with thin russet.

Flesh/Flavor: Rather coarse, juicy, melting. Quality: Good.

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

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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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.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)