The Sirrine Pear
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1970.24.2.26Abstract
The 'Sirrine' pear was found as a seedling growing on the farm of F. Atwood Sirrine at Riverhead, Long Island, New York. When it was discovered in 1954, it appeared to be a tree 6 or 7 years old. A sample of the fruit was sent to the New York State Experiment Station at Geneva, N.Y., where it was judged to be worthy of a further test in the Station orchard. When the trees at Geneva began to fruit, samples for tasting were set out at the annual meetings of the New York State Fruit Testing Association. Since it was generally well liked, it was decided to make Sirrine available for wider testing. Permission to propagate it was obtained from the Sirrine family and trees were offered for sale by the New York State Fruit Testing Association for the first time in 1969.
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