Origin: in Talent, Ore., by F.C. Reimer, Southern Oregon Branch Expt. Station. Comice × Max Red Bartlett tested as OSU 3-11-50. Tree: only fair in vigor; upright; similar to Bartlett in structure; foliage quite red, leaves stiff and brittle; blooms with Comice; production moderate. Named for the late Prof. Henry Hartmann of the Dept. of Horticulture, Oregon State Univ. Still growing at S. Oregon Expt. Sta. in 1996; not propagated commercially. Fruit: medium large, 2 to 3 inches in diam.; pyriform, resembles Bartlett in form; skin dark red, tough, when ripe can be peeled like an avocado; subject to friction bruising like Comice; flesh white, juicy, sweet, but often insipid, aromatic, often gritty near core; storage comparable to Comice; shelf life outstanding; ripe with Comice in mid-September in southern Oregon.
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