Léon Leclerc de Laval

Origin/History Obtained at Louvain in 1825 by Van Mons. This variety is distinct from Léon Leclerc (Van Mons), an earlier Van Mons selection bearing a similar name.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, turbinate-obtuse-pyriform (top-shaped, blunt, pear-shaped).

Skin: Yellow-ochre ground color, finely dotted with gray-russet and marked with some tracing of russet. Occasionally washed with a little red.

Flesh: Very white. Texture semi-melting or semi-breaking. Watery, gritty, juicy, and sweet, with a slight perfume.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season January to May.

Uses Third-rate for dessert; first-rate for stewing.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.