Lee

Pear

Lee

Origin/History

Originated at Salem, Massachusetts. Also known as Lee's Seedling. First referenced in Elliott's Fruit Book, p. 375 (1854).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small to medium.

Form: Downing describes the shape as roundish oval; Hedrick gives globular-oval.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish (Downing: "greenish"; Hedrick: "greenish-russet"), with russet-brown coloring in the sun.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, coarse, and juicy. Quality is reported conflictingly: Downing (citing Elliott) rates it "Poor"; Hedrick rates it "good."

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Lee. Lee's Seedling.

Originated at Salem, Mass. Fruit small to medium, roundish oval, greenish, russet brown in sun. Flesh white, juicy, coarse. Poor. September. (Elliott.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Lee.

i. Elliott Fr. Book 375. 1854.

Originated at Salem, Mass. Fruit small to medium, globular-oval, greenish-russet, brown in the sun; flesh white, coarse, juicy, good; Sept.

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

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