Tudor

Pear

Tudor

Origin / History

Said to be a seedling of Fulton and to resemble it very closely. First recorded in the Report of the American Pomological Society, page 157, in 1867.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Peculiarly shaped.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Russeted.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Melting, juicy. Quality first.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Sept. and Oct.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Tudor,

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 157. 1867.

Said to be a seedling of Fulton and to resemble it very closely. Fruit peculiarly shaped, russeted; stem short; flesh melting, juicy; first; Sept. and Oct.

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

Tudor Sweeting