William Prince
PearWilliam Prince
Origin / History
Origin unknown. Reported from the United States about 1848 (Hedrick). Hedrick cites it in Magazine of Horticulture 17:472, 1851, and in Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 1869.
Tree
Vigorous, upright, productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish pyriform.
Stem: Rather short; medium to below.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Shallow.
Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded with crimson in the sun.
Dots: Many, brown.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet. Good to very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)WILLIAM PRINCE.
Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, productive.
Fruit medium, roundish pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, with a shade of crimson in the sun, and many brown dots. Stalk rather short. Calyx open. Basin shallow. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet. Good to very good. September, October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)William Prince,
- Mag. Hort. 17:472. 1851.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 883. 1869.
Other than that this variety was reported from the United States about 1848, nothing of its origin is known. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit medium, roundish-pyriform, greenish-yellow, shaded with crimson in the sun, covered with many brown dots; stem medium to below; calyx open, set in a shallow basin; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet; good to very good; Sept. and Oct.