Old Home pear

Old Home pear identification images

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USDA identification images for Old Home

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Visitor reviews

• 14 Sep 2022  Wade Mitchell

  We had these pear trees where I grew up in SE Texas.(Zone 9a) The flesh is very hard but sugary sweet with a tough but thin skin. The core and seeds are small; most of the pear is edible meat. I enjoy them fresh, but they may be too hard for some folks’ liking. They’re great for canning and preserving as well as for baking. Like a Granny Smith apple, they hold their shape very well if baked into a pie. With four trees on a couple of acres, we usually had an abundance of them. After eating all we could, canning, and giving them away to friends, we always wound up feeding excess to our horses. They loved them as much as we did.
• 17 Apr 2018  Jeff SnyderMICHIGAN, United States

  We've enjoyed these pears for decades from one tree in our farm orchard. Did not know its name until now, but there's no mistaking it. Hard & sugar sweet with a nice aroma. Excellent keeper as well.

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