Turnep

Pear

Turnep

Origin/History

Referenced in Parkinson (1629). Described and catalogued by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor

Hard. "Not so good to eat rawe, as it is to bake" (Parkinson, 1629).

Season

Winter pear.

Uses

Better suited for baking than for eating raw.

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)

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Turnep.

i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 593. 1629.

" The Turnep pear is a hard winter peare, not so good to eat rawe, as it is to bake."

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