Lovaux

Pear

Lovaux

Origin/History

Reported by the Committee on Foreign Fruits of the Ohio State Horticultural Society in 1871 as a new variety which they recommended.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large to medium

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Juicy, sweet, melting; good quality.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Ohio State Horticultural Society Report 48 (1871).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Lovaux.

i. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 48. 1871.

Reported by the Committee on Foreign Fruits of the Ohio State Horticultural Society as a new variety which they recommended. Fruit large to medium, juicy, sweet, melting; good; Sept.

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