Baron Deman de Lennick
PearBaron Deman de Lennick
Origin/History
A Belgian pear. The parent tree was raised in the grounds of the Society Van Mons at Geest-Saint-Rémy, Belgium. In 1856 it was admitted by their pomological committee and named after Baron Deman de Lennick. Referenced in Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:179, fig. (1867) and Guide Prat. 108, 232 (1876).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: The two sources conflict. Downing describes the fruit as small, roundish to roundish oblate. Hedrick describes it as medium and globular, generally mammillate (nipple-like) at the summit.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large and open (Downing). Not described by Hedrick.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: The two sources conflict on color. Downing gives greenish yellow, with nettings and traces of russet especially near the calyx, and many russet dots. Hedrick gives brilliant yellow, dotted and mottled with fawn.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh whitish (Hedrick) / white (Downing), a little coarse, with coarseness noted at the center (Downing) and grittiness around the core (Hedrick). Texture described as half-melting by Downing, melting by Hedrick. Juice excessively abundant, saccharine, vinous, acidulous, and delicately perfumed (Hedrick). Quality rated Good (Downing) and second (Hedrick).
Core/Seeds: Gritty around the core (Hedrick). Not further described.
Season
November and the beginning of December.
Uses
Considered too small to be of great value at its season (Downing).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Baron Deman De Lennick.
A Belgian Pear, too small to be of great value at its season.
Fruit small, roundish to roundish oblate, greenish yellow, with nettings and traces of russet, especially near the calyx, and many russet dots. Calyx large, open. Flesh white, coarse at centre, juicy, half-melting. Good. November, December.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Baron Deman de Lennick.
i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:179, fig. 1867. 2. Guide Prat. 108, 232. 1876.
The parent tree was raised in the grounds of the Society Van Mons at Geest-Saint-Rémy, Bel. In 1856 it was admitted by their pomological committee and was named after Baron Deman de Lennick. Fruit medium, globular, generally mammillate at summit, brilliant yellow, dotted and mottled with fawn; flesh whitish, a little coarse, melting, gritty around the core; juice excessively abundant, saccharine, vinous, acidulous, and delicately perfumed; second; Nov. and beginning of Dec.