Totten's Seedling
PearTotten's Seedling
Origin & History
Raised by Colonel Totten of New Haven, Connecticut.
Tree Characteristics
The tree is vigorous. Young wood is dull olive yellow-brown.
Fruit Description
Size & Form: Small, roundish pyriform.
Skin & Color: Pale yellow, with a shade of crimson in the sun. The surface bears traces, patches, and dots of russet.
Stem: Long.
Calyx: Open.
Flesh & Flavor: White, sweet.
Quality: Poor (indicating limited keeping quality and suitability for storage).
Season
September.
Note: This description from Downing (1900) is quite brief and lacks detail on several standard pomological features (cavity form, basin structure, seed characteristics, and detailed growth habit). The "Poor" designation suggests this variety has limited commercial or storage value, making it primarily of historical or regional interest.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Totten's Seedling.
Raised by Colonel Totten, of New Haven, Conn. Tree vigorous. Young wood dull olive yellow brown.
Fruit small, roundish pyriform, pale yellow, with a shade of crimson in the sun, traces, patches, and dots of russet. Stalk long. Calyx open. Flesh white, sweet. Poor. September.