Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Patten Pear
Patten is a heritage pear cultivar from Iowa, US. It was grown primarily for eating. Hardy to -50 degrees F. Large tender and juicy fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Patten |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Story, Ames |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007050.
