Louis Vilmorin
Pear
Louis Vilmorin (Pear)
Origin/History
Originated by André Leroy, Angers, France, from seed of Beurré Clairgeau about 1863 (Hedrick). First referenced in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie 2:355, fig. (1869), and in Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 1st Appendix, p. 128 (1872).
Tree
Vigorous, rather spreading, very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium (Downing) to medium to large (Hedrick), pyriform. Downing describes the form as a little obtuse; Hedrick describes it as variable.
Stem: Short, curved.
Cavity: Small, sometimes broad and shallow (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Calyx: Large, open.
Basin: Medium, uneven, russeted.
Skin: Deep yellow (Downing) / yellow (Hedrick), considerably netted with russet, with many russet dots (Downing) / netted and dotted with russet (Hedrick); sometimes shaded with red where exposed.
Flesh/Flavor: White, half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly perfumed. Quality good to very good.
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
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— 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.