White Star
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
White Star
Origin/History
Spring Hill Nursery Catalog, 1921.
Tree
Hardy and productive.
Fruit
Size: Fruit comparable in size to Bartlett.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Keeps until May and June.
Uses
Good for dessert.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)White Star.
i. Spring Hill Nurs. Cat. 10, fig. 1921.
Tree reported as hardy, productive and fruit as of the size of Bartlett, keeping until May and June, and good for dessert.