Le Conte pear

Le Conte pear
Fruit of the Le Conte pear
Hybrid parentage	Pyrus hybrid P. x lecontei P. communis x P. pyrifolia
Cultivar	'Le Conte'
Origin	Georgia, 1856 (Rehder)

The Le Conte pear is a deciduous pear tree growing to 8m. It is not frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. The fruit is edible raw or cooked. The flesh resembles that of the Asian pear. The fruit can be eaten as soon as it is picked, and can store for several days to several months. It is usually cooked in pies and preserves. The fruit is up to 8cm long and 5cm wide. The pear is named after John Eatton Le Conte, who introduced it to Georgia in 1856.

Le Conte pear, from The Pears of New York (1921) by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick

References

Plants for a future: Le Conte Pear - retrieved February 26, 2006
Adicks, Richard, Ed. (1978) Le Conte's Report on East Florida. Orlando, Florida: The University Presses of Florida.

Pyrus

Cultivars	Bosc pear Choke pear Churchland pear Conference pear D'Anjou Endicott Pear Tree Harovin Sundown Huntington pear Le Conte pear Parsonage pear Pêra Rocha Stinking Bishop pear Taylor's gold Warden pear Williams pear

Species	P. amygdaliformis P. anatolica P. armeniacifolia P. boissieriana P. bourgaeana P. calleryana P. communis P. cordata P. elaeagrifolia P. hakkiarica P. nivalis P. oxyprion P. pashia P. pyraster P. pyrifolia P. salicifolia P. serikensis P. syriaca P. ussuriensis

Natural hybrids	Pyrus × bretschneideri Pyrus × sinkiangensis

Related topics	Herefordshire Pomona List of pear diseases Perry Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum World Apple and Pear Association

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