Woodbridge's Seckel
PearWoodbridge's Seckel
Origin/History
In 1860, a Mr. Woodbridge of Detroit, Michigan exhibited a seedling known as No. 2 before the Fruit Committee of the American Pomological Society. This seedling was subsequently named Woodbridge Seckel. Downing (1900) lists Detroit, Michigan as the place of origin. References: Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 121 (1860); Downing, Fr. Trees Am. 885 (1869).
Tree
Moderately vigorous.
Fruit
Size and form: Small. Downing describes the form as ovate pyriform; Hedrick gives pyriform.
Stem: Long, slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, shaded and marbled with crimson in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with brown and crimson dots.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous. Very good, but rapidly decays at the core.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source beyond the noted tendency to rapid core decay.
Season
September.
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)Woodbridge's Seckel.
Originated at Detroit, Mich. Tree moderately vigorous.
Fruit small, ovate pyriform. Skin pale yellow, shaded and marbled with crimson in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with brown and crimson dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous. Very good, but rapidly decays at the core. September.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Woodbridge Seckel. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 121. 1860. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 885. 1869.
In 1860 a Mr. Woodbridge, Detroit, Mich., exhibited a seedling known as No. 2 before the Fruit Committee of the American Pomological Society. This seedling was subsequently named Woodbridge Seckel. Tree moderately vigorous. Fruit small, pyriform, pale yellow, shaded and marbled with crimson in the sun, thickly sprinkled with brown and crimson dots; stem long, slender; calyx open; flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous; very good, but rapidly decays at the core; Sept.