22 September 2006.
Georgia
Locality: Kakheti Tree growing in garden across road from Geno's garden in village of Shilda.
Coordinates: 41.9999, 45.7118
(Map it)
Elevation: 492m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Comment: An autumn pear, ripe in late Sept. early October (some fruit on ground but most firm on tree). Pyriform, green to yellow when ripe, juicy, coarse flesh, firm, crunchy, acid. Large grafted tree about 20m tall, 50 plus years old.
Collector(s): - Arabuli, Giorgi, State Museum of Georgia
- Mosulishvili, Marine, Plant Systematics, Institute of Botany
- Postman, Joseph, USDA-ARS
- Stover, Ed, USDA, ARS