Pear tree ("Autumn Red")

Abstract

A pear tree which is of medium size and vigor, rapid growing, upright and tall with straight branches, vase-formed, hardy, foliated with medium size, ovate, taper-pointed, smooth, dark green leaves having a crenate to finely serrate margin, blooms with medium size, light pink to white flowers, and is a regular and productive to very productive bearer of large, uniform size, late ripening, juicy, sweet fleshed fruit; the fruit--in shape--being oblate and conical, ovate, oblique, symmetrical, and uniform, and the fruit having very waxy, highly glossy, deep red to purple-red skin, and white flesh.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of pear tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by the bearing of late ripening fruit having a waxy, highly glossy, deep red to purple-red skin, and which fruit is in harvest for approximately one month, extending about three weeks beyond the last picking of the Rosired.