Favorite Morel

Pear

Favorite Morel

Origin and History

Obtained from a seed of Bartlett by M. Morel, a nurseryman at Lyons, France, in 1874. Listed in Guide Pratique as no. 1876.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Rather large; obtuse-pyriform, suggesting in form a long Bartlett, somewhat bossed in outline.

Skin: A little rough, passing from greenish-yellow to golden-yellow, mottled with fawn.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting, compact, juicy, fresh, vinous, acidulous.

Quality: First class.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

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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Favorite Morel. 1. Guide Prat. no. 1876.

Obtained from a seed of Bartlett by M. Morel, a nurseryman at Lyons, Fr., in 1874. Fruit rather large, obtuse-pyriform, suggesting in form a long Bartlett, somewhat bossed in outline; skin a little rough, passing from greenish-yellow to golden-yellow, mottled with fawn; flesh white, fine, melting, compact, juicy, fresh, vinous, acidulous; first; Oct.

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

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