Pear Pictures
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| 1. Pear flowers. The mixed flower buds of pear produce multiple flowers and leaves from each bud. |
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| 2. Pear fruit. |
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| 3. Bartlett pear fruit and foliage (from Hedrich, 1921, Pears of New York). This variety was originally named as 'William' in England in 1770. It has been the major pear variety in the USA for over 80 years. At present it accounts for about 75% of US production. Much of the production is canned. |
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| 4. Anjou pear fruit and foliage (from Hedrich, 1921, Pears of New York). This is an old French variety, originally called Beurre' d' Anjou. It has been an important winter pear in the USA since the beginning of the 1900's. It ripens after Bartlett and stores up to 180 days. It accounts for about 16% of US pear production. |
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| 5. Bosc pear fruit and foliage (from Hedrich, 1921, Pears of New York). This pear originated from Belgium (1807) as 'Calebosse Bosc' which was later changed to 'Beurre' Bosc'. This Winter pear ripens after Bartlett and has russetted skin and a long pyriform shape. |
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| 6. Kiefer pear fruit and foliage (from Hedrich, 1921, Pears of New York). This is a hybrid pear - probably a cross between the Chinese sand pear and Bartlett - that was named in 1876 by Peter Kieffer. Although its internal quality is inferior to European pears such as Bartlett, Anjou, and Bosc, it was grown extensively in the USA in the first part of the 1900's. As a tree it is resistant to fireblight - a major disease of European pears grown in humid regions. |