Description
A little later than Seckel in season. This later than Seckel season, heirloom Pear is also called Worden Seckle. The fruit is small-medium in size but still larger than Seckel. Very sweet, somewhat insipid in flavor & often astringent. Decidedly inferior to Seckel in dessert quality. Tree has Seckel genetics. It originated in New York, 1890. Fruit small to medium in size. Very attractive skin is smooth, clear yellow in color, and heavily blushed with brilliant crimson. Flesh fairly fine, somewhat granular at center, tender, moderately juicy. Very sweet, somewhat insipid in flavor, often astringent. Inferior to Seckel in dessert quality. Moderately susceptible to fire blight.
Pear species description: Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PR67 |
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| Variety: | Worden Seckel |
| Common Name: | Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus communis sativa |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Worden Seckle |
| Characteristics: | heirloom |
| Other Common Names: | Common Pear, European Pear |
| Genetics: | Seckel |
| Origin: | New York, 1890 |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Habitats: | Hedges, woodland margins |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Fruit: | small-medium in size but still larger than Seckel. Very sweet, somewhat insipid in flavor, often astringent. Decidedly inferior to Seckel in dessert quality |
| Season (Ripening): | later than Seckel |
| Food Uses: | Fruit – raw or cooked. The flavor. ranges from rather harsh and astringent (cultivars used for making alcoholic drinks) through to soft, sweet and very juicy. The best dessert fruits have an exquisite sweet flavor., usually with a very soft flesh, whilst cooking varieties have harder less sweet flesh. |
| Other Uses: | A yellow-tan dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood – heavy, tough, durable, fine grained, hard. Used by cabinet and instrument makers. When covered with black varnish it is an excellent ebony substitute. |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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