Early Sugar

Pear

Early Sugar

Origin / History

F.R. Elliott, in The Western Fruit Book (1865), classes Early Sugar as a foreign variety. The book also lists it under other names, including Sugar Pear and St. John's Pear. Elliott values it only for ripening very early.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Light green to yellowish, with a faint blush.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: White, sugary, "good," if eaten just in perfection, otherwise mealy.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

July.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Early Sugar.

Amiré Joannet, Archine d'Eté, Joanette, Sugar Pear, St. John's Pear, Harvest Pear, St. Jean.

Foreign. Only valued for ripening very early. Fruit, small, pyriform, light green to yellowish, faint blush; flesh, white, sugary, "good," if eaten just in perfection, otherwise mealy. July.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Amiré Joannet Archine d'Eté Harvest Pear Joanette St. Jean St. John's Pear Sugar Pear Green Chisel Harvest Petit-Hativeau Summer Bon Chrétien