Wilder
PearWilder
Origin / History
A Fox seedling (Thomas). Planted in spring 1891 in the trial at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., and listed in the Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900). Thomas (1903) rates it "Very good."
Tree
Strong grower.
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: Clear yellow to pale yellow, shaded dark russet red; a bright red cheek in the sun.
Dots: Small, numerous.
Flesh and flavor: Pale yellow or yellowish, fine-grained, tender, buttery, juicy. Sub-acid and sweet. "Very good" (Thomas).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early August at Agassiz, B.C.
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 21 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
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- 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 (2)
— 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.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1891. Tree a strong grower. Fruit large, pyriform. Skin clear yellow, with a bright red cheek in the sun. Flesh yellowish, juicy, buttery, sweet. Season early August.