Esperione

Pear

Esperione

Origin/History

Listed in Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1885, cited by Hedrick), and carried forward in the 1903 edition. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921) cites Thomas as the primary source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Obovate, slightly pyriform.

Skin: Yellow.

Flesh/Flavor: Juicy, melting, perfumed.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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Esperione.

Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 561. 1885.

Fruit medium, obovate, slightly pyriform, yellow, juicy, melting, perfumed; Sept.

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

Esperione. Medium, obovate, slightly pyriform, yellow; juicy, melting, perfumed. September.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)