Wilder (Col. Wilder)
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Wilder (Col. Wilder)
Origin / History
Taking front rank among the newer varieties east of lakes and South.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Color pale yellow, marbled with russet.
Dots: Dotted with russet.
Flesh and flavor: Melting, very juicy, tender. Very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 13 catalogs (1884–1913) from California, Oregon, Washington
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1884 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1888 — listed as Col. Wilder
- California Nursery Co. , Niles , California — 1889 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1889 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1890 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1891 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. , Timothy Hopkins (Menlo Park Nurseries), San Francisco / Menlo Park , California — 1893 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1895 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1897 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912 — listed as Col. Wilder
- Van Holderbeke Nursery Co. , Incorporated, Spokane, Washington (nurseries at Otis Orchards WA, Pasadena WA, Kennewick WA) — 1913 — listed as Col. Wilder
View original book sources (1)
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Wilder (Col. Wilder). — Large, pyriform; color pale yellow, dotted and marbled with russet. Flesh melting, very juicy, tender, very good. Season, winter. Taking front rank among the newer varieties east of lakes and South.