Alexander Lucas
PearAlexander Lucas
Origin/History
This pear was found in a forest in the department of Loire-et-Cher, France, in 1871. It was imported to the United States by Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, New York, but never widely disseminated.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fruit large.
Skin: Golden yellow at maturity.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Half-melting, juicy, vinous. Quality good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is known by the alternate name Beurre Alexandre Lucas.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Alexander Lucas. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 22. 1884. 2. Gard. Mon. 28:366. 1886. Beurre Alexandre Lucas. 3. Bunyard Cat. 37. 1913-14. This pear was found in a forest in the department of Loire-et-Cher, Fr., in 1871. It was imported to the United States by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., but never widely disseminated. Fruit large, golden yellow at maturity; flesh half-melting, juicy, vinous; quality good; Nov. to Jan.