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Voscovoya

Pear

Voscovoya

Origin / History

A Russian variety introduced by the Iowa Agricultural College from P. J. Tretjakoff, Orel, Russia, about 1883. It was described as "an extra fine pear." Professor Budd thought it identical with Vosovoya or Waxen.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

The variety appears in early American Pomological Society reports (1887) in association with the designation "Waxy."


Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); cited from Iowa Horticultural Society Reports (1885) and American Pomological Society Reports (1887).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Voscovoya.

  1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 320, 323. 1885. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 60, 61. 1887. Waxy. 3. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 323. 1885.

A Russian variety introduced by the Iowa Agricultural College from P. J. Tretjakoff, Orel, Russia, about 1883, and said to be "an extra fine pear." Professor Budd thought it identical with Vosovoya or Waxen.

U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Vosovoya Waxen Waxy