Louis Vilmorin
Pear
Louis Vilmorin
Origin/History
Louis Vilmorin originated from seed of Beurré Clairgeau, raised about 1863 by André Leroy of Angers, France. The variety is recorded in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (2:355, fig., 1869) and was documented by Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1st Appendix, p. 128, 1872).
Tree
The tree is vigorous, rather spreading, and very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form
Downing describes the fruit as medium and pyriform, a little obtuse. Hedrick describes it as medium to large, pyriform, and variable in form.
Stem
The stem (stalk) is short and curved.
Cavity
The cavity is small, sometimes broad and shallow.
Calyx
The calyx is large and open.
Basin
The basin is medium, uneven, and russeted.
Skin
The skin is deep yellow, considerably netted with russet, with many russet dots, and sometimes a shade of red where exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor
The flesh is white, half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, and slightly perfumed. Quality is rated good to very good.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Louis Vilmorin.
Originated with Andre Leroy, Angers, France. Tree vigorous, rather spreading, very productive.
Fruit medium, pyriform, a little obtuse; skin deep yellow, considerably netted with russet, many russet dots, and sometimes a shade of red where exposed; stalk short, curved; cavity small, sometimes broad and shallow; calyx large, open; basin medium, uneven, russet; flesh white, half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly perfumed; good to very good. December.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Louis Vilmorin.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:355, fig. 1869.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 1st App., 128. 1872.
Originated from seed of Beurré Clairgeau about 1863 by André Leroy, Angers, Fr. Tree vigorous, rather spreading, very productive. Fruit medium to large, pyriform, variable, yellow, netted and dotted with russet, sometimes shaded with red; stem short, curved; calyx large, open; basin medium, uneven, russeted; flesh white, half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly perfumed; good to very good; Dec.