Angelique Leclerc
PearAngelique Leclerc
Origin/History
Raised from seed by Léon Leclerc of Laval, Mayenne, France, about 1848. Cited in Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 1:137 (1867) and Mas, Pomologie Générale 3:7 (1878).
Tree
Productive. Other characteristics not described in sources.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium and often large, regular in outline. Downing describes the shape as oblong obtuse pyriform; Hedrick as long-ovate.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Not described in sources.
Calyx: Small, open.
Basin: Not described in sources.
Skin: Greenish yellow ground. On the sun-exposed cheek, Downing describes it as shaded and dotted with red; Hedrick specifies the shading as pale rose and the dots as russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, very closely grained, melting, juicy, with a delicate aroma. Rough or gritty around the core. Downing characterizes the flavor as sweet; Hedrick as sugary and acidulous.
Core and Seeds: Not described in sources beyond the note that the flesh is rough or gritty in the region surrounding the core.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Not described in sources.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in sources.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Angelique Leclerc.
Originated with Leon Leclerc, of Laval. Tree productive.
Fruit medium to large, oblong obtuse pyriform. Stalk short. Calyx small, open. Skin greenish yellow, shaded and dotted with red in the sun. Flesh white, very close, melting, juicy, rough at the core, sweet, aromatic. October, December. (Leroy.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Angelique Leclerc. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:137, fig. 1867. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:7, fig. 100. 1878.
This variety was raised from seed by Léon Leclerc, Laval, Mayenne, Fr., about 1848.
Fruit medium and often large, regular, long-ovate, greenish-yellow, shaded with pale rose on the cheek next the sun and dotted with russet; flesh white, very closely grained, melting, rough or gritty round the core, juicy, sugary, acidulous, having a delicate aroma; first; Oct. to Dec.