Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Seckel Pear
The Seckel is a small American pear discovered near Philadelphia in the early 1800s, often called the "sugar pear" for its exceptional sweetness. Rounded and russeted maroon-brown over green, with firm, spicy, very sweet flesh, it remained a prized dessert and preserving pear throughout the period the USDA artists worked.
| Cultivar | Seckel |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Anne Arundel |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00007296, POM00007307.
