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

• "Pyrus x lecontei Le Conte Pear PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
• Le Conte, John Eatton (1978). Adicks, Richard (ed.). Le Conte's Report on East Florida. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida. p. 6. ISBN 0813005884. OCLC 3017021.