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The Huntington is a cultivar of the European Pear and is a native of New Rochelle, New York in northeastern United States. The original pear tree was found in the woods by James P. Huntington when still small and was transplanted to his yard on Main Street in the center of town. In 1856, when the tree was about 20 years of age, it was introduced by Stephen P. Carpenter of the Huguenot Nurseries of New Rochelle.
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- ↑ The New Rochelle or Lawton Blackberry, The New York Times, 1857
- ↑ Natural Resources of The United States, Jacob Harris Patton, pg.460
- ↑ Downing, A. J. (1853–1874). Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste Devoted To Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, Etc. University of Michigan Library: James Vice Jr. Retrieved 2 March 2015.