Cullem
PearCullem
Origin/History From Van Mons. First described in Mas Pomologie Générale (1879).
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium, pyriform-ovate.
Skin: Green, dotted with fine specks of brown-fawn, passing to pale whitish-yellow on ripening. The cheek exposed to the sun is blushed with red and golden hues.
Flesh & Flavor: Yellowish-white, rather transparent, firm and yet melting. Abundant juice with flavor recalling that of the old White Doyenne. Good in quality.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season October and November.
Uses Not described in source.
Other Poor bearer.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Cullem.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 4:165, fig. 275. 1879.
From Van Mons. Fruit medium, pyriform-ovate, tender, green, dotted with fine specks of brown-fawn passing to pale whitish-yellow on ripening, with the cheek exposed to the sun blushed with red and golden hues; flesh yellowish-white, rather transparent, firm and yet melting; abundant juice with flavor recalling that of the old White Doyenne; good in quality, but a poor bearer; Oct. and Nov.