Historic Images:
The Small Fruits of New York The Pears of New York The Apples of New York USDA Pomological Watercolors
Historic Publications:
From the Core Historical Library of Agriculture: Full Text of 'The Pears of New York' by U.P. Hedrick, 1921 Full Text of 'The Small Fruits of New York' by U.P. Hedrick 1925 Full Text of 'Quince Culture' by William W. Meech, 1888 Full Text of 'The Book of Pears and Plums' by Edward Bartrum, 1903 Browse the Core Historical Library for other titles
Historic Trees:
Ancient Pear Cultivars - Descriptions of some ancient pears preserved at NCGR-Corvallis Pears from the Past - Brief descriptions of NCGR pear accessions originating prior to 1850. The Endicott Pear - Oldest fruit tree in North America The Hager Grove Pear - Salem, Oregon 1850 Henderson Luelling - First fruit cultivars brought to the Oregon Territory in 1846. Felix Gillet Nursery, Nevada City, California 1871