Early Sugar

Pear

Early Sugar

Origin/History

Foreign origin. Primarily valued for its very early ripening season rather than exceptional quality.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Pyriform (pear-shaped)

Skin: Light green to yellowish, with faint blush

Flesh/Flavor: White, sugary. Quality described as "good" if eaten at perfect ripeness; becomes mealy if allowed to overripen.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

July (early summer ripening)

Uses

Primarily valued as an early-season variety for its very early ripening, rather than as a dessert or keeping fruit.

Subtypes/Variants

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)

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