Lyerle
PearLyerle
Origin and History
Lyerle was raised by a Mr. Lyerle of Union County, Illinois, in 1881 from seed of Bartlett. The variety was first published in the American Pomological Society Report in 1897.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; pyriform.
Skin: Yellowish-green with numerous patches of russet.
Flesh and Flavor: Sugary; good.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early July, four weeks ahead of Bartlett.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)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.