Waverly was propagated by Larry McGraw from an old pear tree growing on the grounds of the Waverly Country Club near Milwaukie, Oregon. The land that is now the country club was originally the site of the Henderson Luelling Nursery, first nursery in the Pacific Northwest to grow grafted fruit trees. This tree was probably not one of the trees planted when the nursery was established in 1848, but was likely propagated from one of Luelling's original trees. May be one of the European pear cultivars offered by Luelling. (Information from Wayne Hufstutter, Portland, Oregon, February 2004).Scions for NCGR Corvallis were collected on 17 February, 2004, at the Bybee Howell Pioneer Orchard, Howell Territorial Park on Sauvie Island west of Portland, Oregon. This orchard was established by Larry L. McGraw and the Home Orchard Society in 1973 on the grounds of the restored James F. Bybee House to represent and preserve Pacific Northwest heirloom fruit varieties. -- J. Postman, 2005