Twice flowering Pear-tree

Pear

Twice Flowering Pear-tree

Origin/History

Referenced in Mawe-Abercrombie's Universal Gardener and Botanist (1778). The variety is distinguished by its unusual capacity to flower twice annually.

Tree

The defining characteristic of this variety is its tendency to produce blossoms twice per year — the first bloom occurring in spring and a second bloom in autumn. This distinctive habit accounts for its preservation in cultivation as a horticultural curiosity.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Season

Classified as an autumn pear.

Uses

Grown primarily as a garden curiosity for its unusual twice-flowering habit rather than for commercial fruit production.

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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Twice flowering Pear-tree, i. Mawe-Abercrombie Univ. Gard. Bot. 1778. " It often produces blossom twice a year, the first in the spring, and the second in autumn, so is preserved in many gardens as a curiosity." Classified as an autumn pear.

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