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Bergamot Louvain

Pear

Bergamot Louvain

Origin and History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, globular.

Skin: Yellow with russet specks. On the sunny side, the specks are red; some blotches of russet present.

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, rather dry, with a pleasant flavor.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Source

U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Original reference: Magazine of Horticulture 21:185 (1855).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Bergamot Louvain.

  1. Mag. Hort. 21:185. 1855.

Fruit medium, globular, yellow, with russet specks; on the sunny side the specks are red, some blotches of russet; flesh white, tender, rather dry, with a pleasant flavor; Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)