Bergamotte Fertile

Pear

Bergamotte Fertile

Origin/History

A Van Mons seedling from Belgium, 1828.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, globular-turbinate, symmetrical.

Skin: Uniform light lemon-yellow, russeted; scentless.

Flesh: Granular, melting, sweet, aromatic.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Late September.

Uses

Second for dessert; first for kitchen and market.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Cross-referenced in Guide Prat. 83, 237. 1876.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bergamotte Fertile.

Guide Prat. 83, 237. 1876.

A Van Mons seedling; Belgium, 1828. Fruit medium, globular-turbinate, symmetrical, uniform light lemon-yellow all over, russeted; skin scentless; flesh granular, melting, sweet, aromatic; second for dessert, first for kitchen and market; late Sept.

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