Zoar Seedling
PearOrigin/History
A native of Ohio.
Tree
Vigorous, with dark brown shoots. An early and abundant bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, acute pyriform.
Skin: Yellow, with a beautiful crimson or carmine cheek in sun. Thickly dotted with minute green dots.
Stem: Long, curved, fleshy at insertion, often with a ring or lip, seated in a cavity.
Calyx: Open, segments erect, sometimes recurved.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: White, granular, half breaking. Moderately juicy, sweet, aromatic, perfumed.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early August. Unless gathered early, it rots at core.
Uses
Quality: Good.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Zoar Seedling.
A native of Ohio. Tree vigorous, dark brown shoots, an early and abundant bearer.
Fruit medium, acute pyriform. Skin yellow, with a beautiful crimson or carmine cheek in sun, thickly dotted with minute green dots. Stalk long, curved, fleshy at insertion, often by a ring or lip, in a cavity. Calyx open. Segments erect, sometimes recurved. Flesh white, granular, half breaking, moderately juicy, sweet, aromatic, perfumed. Unless gathered early it rots at core. Good. Early August.