Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Pineapple Pear
Pineapple is a heritage pear cultivar from United States. It was grown primarily for eating. An interspecific P. communis × P. pyrifolia hybrid. Hardy in zone 8–9. 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 | Pineapple |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Alabama, Mobile, Citronelle |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00007053.
