Wahre Canning

Pear

Wahre Canning Pear

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56 (1856)

Origin and History

Said by Dochnahl to have originated in England about 1842.

Tree

Vigorous and very productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium large; obovate.

Skin: Bright green becoming greenish-yellow, often blushed with bright brown; sparsely dotted.

Stem: Thin, if inches long.

Flesh and Flavor: Nonaromatic, not juicy, sweet, becoming mealy.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August and September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Wahre Canning.

I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56. 1856.

Said by Dochnahl to have originated in England about 1842. Tree vigorous and very productive. Fruit medium large, obovate, bright green becoming greenish-yellow, often blushed with bright brown, sparsely dotted; stem thin, if inches long; flesh nonaromatic, not juicy, sweet, becoming mealy; Aug. and Sept.

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