Le Lecher

Pear

Le Lecher

Origin / History

This seedling was raised by A. Lesuer at Ypres, Bel. It resulted from Bartlett fertilized with Fortunée. The variety was first recorded in Card. Chron., 3rd Ser. 4:334, 1888.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Fruit large.

Form: Pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, spotted with drab spots.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: White, juicy, sugary, brisk and perfumed, free from grit.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Jan. to Mar.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Le Lecher, i. Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 4:334. 1888.

This seedling, raised by A. Lesuer, Ypres, Bel., resulted from Bartlett fertilized with Fortunée.

Fruit large, pyriform, yellow, spotted with drab spots; flesh white, juicy, sugary, brisk and perfumed, free from grit; Jan. to Mar.

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