VARIETIES OF PEARS AND QUINCES FOR MASSACHUSETTS 

 Pear Varieties 



Variety 



Recommended For 



Harvestirtf^ Season 



Clapp Favorite 



Early Seckel 



Bartlett 



Go r ham 



Devoe 



Seckel 



Flemish 



Ewart 



Bosc 



Anjou 



Dumont 



C 

 T 

 C 

 C 

 T 

 C 

 C 

 T 

 C 

 C 

 T 



& H 



& H 



Mid-August 

 Late August 

 Early September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Late September 

 Late September 

 Early October 



T - Trial H - Home Garden C - Commercial 



Varieties so marked are not equally adapted to all sections of the State. 



Variety Notes 



Clapp Favorite Fruit greenish yellow with a blushed cheek, good quality, large 



attractive, tends to blacken at core when over-ripe, does not ";eep 

 well. Tree hardy, productive, susceptible to fireblight. 



Early Seckel 



Bartlett 



Gorham 



Devoe 



Seckel 



Flemish 



A seedling of Seckel. Resembles its parent in coloring but is 

 larger and Has a more distinct neck. Fruit is attractive, very 

 good in flavor and keeps well for an early variety. Tree is medium 

 in size, vigorous and productive. 



Leading commercial pear variety. Fruit yellow, good quality, large 

 size, firm, ships well. Tree medium in size, productive, adapted 

 to wide variety of soils, is susceptible to fireblight. 



A seedling of Bartlett which it resembles in size and color. Flesh 

 is white, tender, melting and juicy. Holds in storage longer than 

 Bartlett and may be a desirable variety to extend the Bartlett 

 season. Said to require a higher level of nutrition than Bartlett 

 to maintain production. 



A large, attractive pear of oblong pyriform shape, clear yellow with 

 a red blush, good quality. Tree is vigorous and very productive. 

 Tendency to ripen unevenly may necessitate spot picking. 



Fruit bronze color, small, excellent quality, a popular variety for 

 pickling. Tree large, upright-spreading, productive in alternate 

 years, immune to fireblight. 



Fruit large, attractive, excellent, highly susceptible to pear scab 

 which can be controlled effectively with modern fungicides. Tree 

 large, vigorous, very productive in alternate years, highly resistant 

 to winter cold. 



