Clémence de Lavours

Pear

Origin and History

A wilding discovered in the Commune of Lavours, Department Ain, France. First recorded in Mas's Le Verger (1866–73).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Medium, pyriform. Skin lemon-yellow. Flesh melting (buttery) and perfumed (aromatic). Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds not described in source.

Season

Winter.

Uses and Quality

First class.

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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Clémence de Lavours.

i. Mas Le Verger 1:71, fig. 42. 1866-73.

A wilding found in the Commune of Lavours, Department Ain, Fr.

Fruit medium, pyriform, lemon-yellow; flesh melting, perfumed; first; winter.

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

Clementine von Lavours