Tindall Swan Egg

Pear

Tindall Swan Egg

Origin / History

Specimens of this variety were presented to a meeting of the London Horticultural Society in 1824 by George and William Tindall of Beverley, Yorkshire, England. The variety appears to be a selection or sport of the Common Swan's Egg pear.

Fruit

Size and Form: Larger than the Common Swan's Egg.

Skin: Browner than the Common Swan's Egg.

Flavor: Equal to the Common Swan's Egg in flavor.

Season / Storage

Keeps well until the end of January, and sometimes later.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Tindall Swan Egg. i. Trans. Lond. Hort. Soc. 6:396. 1826. Specimens of a new variety of Swan Egg pear were sent to the meeting of the London Horticultural Society in 1824 by George and William Tindall, Beverley, Yorkshire, Eng. "It is larger and browner than the Common Swan's Egg, and equal to it in flavor. It keeps well till the end of January, and sometimes later."

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