Wilder
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Wilder
Origin/History A Fox seedling.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
- Form and Size: Pyriform; large
- Skin: Pale yellow, shaded with dark russet red
- Surface Features: Dots small and numerous
- Flesh: Pale yellow, fine-grained, tender
- Flavor: Sub-acid, juicy
- Cavity: Not described in source.
- Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
- Stem: Not described in source.
- Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season Not described in source.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other Source assessment (Thomas, 1903): Very good.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 20 catalogs (1890–1912) from Arkansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington
- William H. Moon Co. , Morrisville, Bucks County , Pennsylvania — 1890
- Missouri Nursery Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1891
- Rogers Nursery Co. , Moorestown , New Jersey — 1893
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Green's Nursery Co. (Charles A. Green) , Rochester , New York — 1894
- The Lovett Company , Little Silver , New Jersey — 1896
- Reading Nursery , Jacob W. Manning, Proprietor, Reading , Massachusetts — 1898
- Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1899
- The Dalles Nurseries , The Dalles , Oregon — 1901
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1901
- Yarbrough Bros. , Stephens , Arkansas — 1901
- Mountain Grove Nurseries (Tippin & Moore , Proprietors; Geo. T. Tippin, J. W. Tippin, J. C. Moore), Mountain Grove , Missouri — 1901
- Pacific Nursery Company (W. O. Hudson & A. D. Hudson) , Tangent , Oregon — 1903
- Carlton Nursery Co. , Carlton , Oregon — 1909
- Wm. J. Corse (successor to Robert Sinclair / Sinclair Nurseries) , Baltimore , Maryland — 1909
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Galbraith Nursery Co. (DeWitt Hansen , Pres.-Mgr.), Fairbury , Nebraska — 1911
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
View original book sources (1)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Wilder. Large, pyriform; pale yellow, shaded dark russet red; dots small, numerous; flesh pale yellow, fine-grained, tender, sub-acid, juicy. A Fox seedling. Very good.
Wilder Early