Bergamotte Liabaud

Pear

Bergamotte Liabaud

Origin and History

Obtained by M. Liabaud. On trial with Simon-Louis Bros. of Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. First recorded in the Guide Pratique (1895).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Above medium; globular-flattened.

Skin: Yellow-green, washed with gray-fawn on the side exposed to the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting; saccharine and vinous.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bergamotte Liabaud.

i. Guide Prat. 86. 1895.

Obtained by M. Liabaud. On trial with Simon-Louis Bros, of Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Fruit above medium, globular-flattened, yellow-green, washed with gray-fawn on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, fine, melting, saccharine, vinous; Nov. and Dec.

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