Voscovoya
PearVoscovoya
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
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Voscovoya.
- 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.