An exceedingly high flavor which mellows to a rich pear, combined with a sweet tart after flavor.

USDA Zones: 6–9 Not Self-fertile Bloom Time-Mid-Season

Synonyms: English Russet

Fruit small variable to large with thinning, round to round conic, some ribbing. Base color yellowish green over with a russet flush with minor red or grey colors. Occasional orange flush on the sunny side.

Origins: Discovered as a chance seedling on a orchard set in around 1875 in Franklin, Michigan.

Ripens September-October.

Good keeper