Lyerle

Pear

Lyerle

Origin / History

Raised by a Mr. Lyerle of Union County, Illinois, in 1881 from seed of Bartlett. Described in the American Pomological Society Report 44, 1897.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellowish-green, with numerous patches of russet.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh sugary; good.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Early July, four weeks ahead of Bartlett.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 6 catalogs (1910–1917) from Washington

Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1910 — listed as Lyerlie
Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1911 — listed as Lyerlie
Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1914 — listed as Lyerlie
Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1915 — listed as Lyerlie
Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1916 — listed as Lyerlie
Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1917 — listed as Lyerlie

View original book sources (1)

Lyerle.

i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1897.

Raised by a Mr. Lyerle, Union County, Ill., in 1881 from seed of Bartlett. Fruit medium, pyriform, yellowish-green, with numerous patches of russet; flesh sugary; good; early July, four weeks ahead of Bartlett.

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