Meresia Nevill

Pear

Meresia Nevill

Origin and History

A seedling of John Mannington, Uckfield, Sussex, England; first fruited in 1872. (Hogg, Fruit Manual, 1884)

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium; roundish-obovate or oval, even and regular in outline.

Skin: Entirely covered with thick, dark-brown russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Semi-melting, crisp, juicy, sweet, with a rich vinous flavor.

Season

December and January.

Uses

An excellent dessert pear.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Meresia Nevill.

i. Hogg Fruit Man. 616. 1884.

A seedling of John Mannington, Uckfield, Sussex, Eng.; first fruited in 1872. Fruit below medium, roundish-obovate or oval, even and regular in outline, entirely covered with thick, dark-brown russet; flesh semi-melting, crisp, juicy, sweet, with a rich vinous flavor; an excellent dessert pear; Dec. and Jan.

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