Pear Cultivars of North America
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1980.34.4.74Abstract
All of the major pear cultivars of North America originated as chance seedlings rather than from breeding programs. All are more than 100 years old and some are nearly 200 years old. Bartlett (Williams), Anjou, Bosc, Hardy, Comice, and Winter Nelis, originated in Europe between about 1795 and 1850. Seckel, Kieffer, and Clapp Favorite originated in the United States between about 1800 and 1860. All are Pyrus communisL. except Keiffer which is a hybrid of the oriental pear, Pyrus pyrifolia(Burm.) Nak. Limited acreages of oriental cultivars have been planted recently in the Pacific Coast states.
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