Varuna

Pear

Varuna

Origin/History

A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1862. First reported in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, volume 44, 1866.

Tree

Productive.

Fruit

Form and Size: Turbinate; 3¾ inches wide, 4 inches long.

Skin: Greenish-yellow.

Core: Small.

Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, slightly acid.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Varuna.

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866.

A seedling fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1862.

Tree productive.

Fruit turbinate, 3¾ inches wide, 4 inches long, greenish-yellow; core small; flesh white, juicy, slightly acid; Sept.

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