Loire-de-Mons
PearLoire-de-Mons
Origin/History
A seedling or cultivar derived from M. Loire at Mons, Belgium. Documented in Mas Pomologie Générale 3:109, fig. 151 (1878).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; turbinate or globular-turbinate, usually regular in contour.
Skin: Rather fine and tender. Color clear and bright green, sprinkled with gray-green dots. At maturity, the green becomes clear lemon and golden on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh: White, fine, very melting, full of juice, acidulous, delicately perfumed.
Quality: First (first-rate).
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
End of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Loire-de-Mons.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:109, fig. 151. 1878.
A gain of M. Loire, at Mons, Bel. Fruit medium, turbinate, or globular-turbinate, usually regular in contour; skin rather fine and tender, clear and bright green, sprinkled with gray-green dots; at maturity the green becomes clear lemon and golden on the side of the sun; flesh white, fine, very melting, full of juice, acidulous, delicately perfumed; first; end of Sept.