The pear tree, a chance seedling of unknown parentage, was discovered in a cultivated area at a farm orchard in the county of Creek, Okla. in the vicinity of Depew, Oklahoma. United States Patent 4,616 issued January 6, 1981: A new variety of pear tree primarily distinguished by bearing extremely large fruit of globular-to-ovate form, weighing over two pounds in normal years and having a distinctive taste...
Inventors: Turnbull; Kenneth L. (Depew, OK); Hybskmann; Daniel K. (Shenandoah, IA), Assignee: Henry Field Seed and Nursery Company (Shenandoah, IA).